#Disinformation

Introducing http://MediaManipulation.Org , a new resource for those working in the field of Critical Internet Studies. We have created a custom theory/methods package for detecting, documenting, and debunking media manipulation and
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One of the biggest challenges with influence ops is measuring their impact. Here's a way to do it. Six categories, based on IO spread through communities and across platforms.Designed to
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Read the comments from liberals on this tweet from July. They were all 100% certain there was proof that Russia had paid bounties on US troops to Taliban-linked fighters, because
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1. Facebook is lying about its fact-checking program and its approach to climate disinformation.This gets a bit into the weeds but its worth it because Facebook is trying to use
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Is @SenRonJohnson suppressing the vote for #BidenHarris? He is certainly meddling & in so many words admits that he’s working to re-elect trump. (Using Russian disinformation.) GOP senator draws fire
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this is fucked. we're now way off the peak of 3.3 million daily doses 45% of the population has been vaccinated now, which is already producing dramatic improvements in new
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We have failed in our science education of people at large. Many not only do not understand where knowledge comes from but cannot even begin to comprehend it, when it
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Joe Biden ignores findings of the intelligence community.Biden said the U.S. has “more coronavirus cases than anywhere in the world,” ignoring the reported findings of the U.S. intelligence and swallowing
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I didn't want to write this thread, but it seems the best way to expose a clown, check a fool, and inform an idiot on this forum, is by writing
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.@daveyalba shows the spread of a disinformation video isn't just about "likes." It's a campaign that people make $ on. Quack scientist featured claims mask-wearing makes people sick. We
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Second, Twitter is turning off the recommendation algorithm, which surfaces tweets that people you follow have liked. Lots of users have complained about this algorithm, but these kinds of algos
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Yesterday’s reaction to the New York Post’s story on Hunter Biden reveals that when hacked or dubiously sourced materials are first published by a known entity—particularly a U.S. person or
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I am opposed to IPOB and the Mazi in exile.I will speak against their campaign of disinformation, propagating hatred and bigotry towards some ethnic groups.And if you think my stance
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Part II of @psychunseen’s excellent article on “illusory truth, lies, & political propaganda”. The “fire hose of falsehood” is described as the “shameless willingness to disseminate partial truths or outright
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Just saw a book review on @ArcDigi co-authored by "a philosopher who prefers to remain anonymous." Seriously? What possible justification is there for publishing that anonymously? It's cowardly, unaccountable, unprofessional,
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If Dr. Fauci gets fired for accurately/honestly informing Americans about the Covid-19 crisis, it will be the culmination/completion of a cycle of the “Right Wing Media Echo Chamber”. This thread
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