#Disinformation

I ask @Bishopoftyler & Fr. Michael Copenhagen to reconsider & withdraw from speaking at this conference. (The anti-vax movement is contrary to Catholic ideals & their presence at a conference
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Rising authoritarianism is harnessing online campaigns to threaten democracy globally. @NDI’s @ipolitico surveyed these challenges and potential solutions at the #FutureOfDemocracy conference. Some highlights (thread ): COVID, the struggl
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In polarised times, #elections can heighten societal tensions and affect out susceptibility to #misinformation and #disinformation (MDI). But what exactly is MDI? Follow the for things to
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"Journalism in the face of Power" / A Thread. Last week, one of @newlinesmag most talented editors @kshaheen wrote an article for @OpenCanada about how he was affected by his
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The appointment of Dominic Cummings - a man David Cameron described as a "career psychopath" - as Boris Johnson's senior adviser shows just how toxic Johnson's government will be. More
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This is indeed interesting; Turkey's state-run TRT broadcaster has launched a new Russian digital platform 'to combat disinformation and manipulation'. Some thoughts on why this is important.https://www.rferl.org/a/turkey-russia
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WHO Director-General @DrTedros won his job in a 2017 election with China's backing. Now he and the WHO are playing a crucial role in China's propaganda campaignhttps://dailycaller.com/2020/03/22/who-director-general-tedros-adhanom-ghebreyesus
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After watching the Hunter Biden story unfold yesterday, we've pulled together a thread of resources for journalists & newsrooms thinking about covering these events, as we suspect conversations will continue
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Took a break to read back and see how the media covered Trump's 1/31 announcement barring entry into the U.S. from China and HOO BOY...Many in the scientific community beclowned
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THREAD : IS A CCP BOTNET HELPING TRUMP?1/ Last night Trump went on a tweet rage. Of note he quoted the tweets of Paul Sperry multiple times. Sperry is a
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THREAD: reposted for absolute clarity.FBI indicates it IS investigating POSSIBILITY of foreign interference on Hunter Biden laptop: “nothing to add” to Ratcliffe’s claim that it’s NOT Russian disinfo, adding if
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Boris Johnson is committed to presenting us all with that difficult moral dilemma. Not only did he clearly bring this on himself by acting incredibly foolishly, but he brought it
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Epidemiologists, epidemiological statisticians, microbiologists, mathematicians and many other scientists and academics the world over have repeatedly warned that the #lockdown is precisely the wrong thing to do.https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical
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Several aspects of the Proud Boys false incitement emails point to Iran - "FBI says Iran behind threatening emails sent to Florida Democrats" https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/fbi-says-iran-behind-threatening-emails-sent-flor
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Pay attention to how a mob reacts to a mistake. If someone corrects an error, it’s never good enough. Or, maybe, they disprove of the apology.In either case, is there
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Of course Salmond Truthers and online conspiracism hurts the Yes cause. But, fundamentally, these behaviours have little to do with the merits or challenges of independence. Thread.https://twitter.com/lokiscottishrap/status/1246040947831508993 Yes, a
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