#Disinformation

Thread: This informative @wired piece has a good take (but see below!) on Twitter's unexpected fact-check of Trump's one-bazillionth misleading tweet: basically, kudos for a gutsy move but "the execution
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OK, so I have some big personal news, which is going to need some context. So *phew* here goes. I had, by anyone's yardstick, a pretty shitty 2019, culminating in
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For 12 years, media in India led by likes of @ShekharGupta , @bdutt, @sardesairajdeep (all 3 were suitably rewarded via Padma awards by then Cong govt) & several miniature versions
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(THREAD) In 5 years, I've never accused anyone of being a foreign disinformation agent. That changes today—as scary things are happening I need to talk about and Twitter needs to
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Between research about microplastics in the environment, China ceasing plastic recycling, and revelations about Big Oil's decades of disinformation about the recyclability of plastic overall, I've been feeling a sense
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You know what? I'm sick of all this "Liar Johnson" stuff. It's down there with the kind of crap that Trump uses - "Crooked Hillary", "Shifty Schiff", "Nervous Nancy" etc.
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Why VP Kamala Harris is the most excited I’ve ever been for an election and why what you’ve heard of her might be wrong (a thread): 1/24 Senator Kamala Harris
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Long thread on my apparent double standard:I saw a reply to a tweet of mine (I now can’t find it) that asked me something like “why, given that you held
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On almost every stop of my book tour for http://HoaxTheBook.com , I've been asked about the future of Fox News. And I've talked about the battle for control of Fox that
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Right-wing groups have been organizing protests against the stay-at-home/quarantine orders put into place by various states to combat the spread of the novel #coronavirus. We took a look at the
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So there’s a lot misinformation about #COVID19 out there on @facebook, @twitter and @YouTube. I mean a lot. And politicians are quick to point fingers at platforms for not doing
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1/ Some of you may be wondering in light of the news about #Boris tonight, whether there is any data on ICU mortality rates. Hopefully this quick thread can combat
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[OPEN ACCESS READINGS ON PHILIPPINE HISTORY, CULTURE, AND POLITICS]Hello, Twitter!Just in case some of you are interested (or have time) to read the Philippines, here are some recommended articles.All freely
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Forget about outside agitators.A thread about uncertainty, exploiters, and the President’s reelection efforts. ‘Outside agitators’ is the wrong mental model for diagnosing what’s been / still happening in Mpls.Outside agitators
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A thread of all the times 45 spread disinformation about Coronavirus going back to January 2020. The two narratives most common I’ve noticed are and (example in
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What's happening in Wisconsin is a travesty. Elections are the backbone of our democracy – and Americans must be able to participate without risking their lives. Congress must act immediately
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