#MisInformation

There are good reasons to worry about Facebook's "fact checking" efforts, primarily that the company is a raging garbage fire that destroys everything it touches and only has two approaches
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"The 90-minute film is one of the 10 most watched Netflix programmes and has been praised by celebrities including Bryan Adams."Why the actual fuck is it important to mention what
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Hey @Twitter here’s my proposal for digital safety strategy. 1. Introduce verification of profile pictures with facial recognition. This could potentially stop this platform from becoming a digital epicentre of
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UPDATE:Bank America & Chase are both accepting applications. Wells Fargo is not up yet.There's Twitter rage from applicants getting turned away from Bank of America.Chase says this is just the
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I love how this thread starts off with " the earliest known record *I* could find" and then people took it seriously like it was a FACT and are using
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Remider thread: If you out a trans person without their permission, it could create a potentially dangerous environment for that trans person. Entire relationships that have been built can be
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@andrew_lilico Chris Whitty just claimed on R4 that children don’t transmit coronavirus, in direct contradiction with all the evidence that children over 12 transmit it just like adults. When Trump
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Me: I want to challenge your beliefsHer: Sounds like an underhanded tactic!Me: I'm telling you upfront what I'm doing. Here is where to learn more about it.Her: I KNEW it!
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Because of course the @washingtonpost never, ever downplayed the risk of COVID-19. "Conservative media misinformation may have intensified the severity of the pandemic."https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/06/25/fox-news-h
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To the attention of:@kevbo49713 @ONT_Dad@StopFordLies@alexish21st@ms_mirandadawn@WakefieldHist@NomadCreatives@DrSunainaSharma@Speaking_Truth3@Sunflow77903370and countless others1/12 I'm using my personal account to post this thread. I d
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Propaganda is being spewed from the mouths of liberals left and right regarding China.Let us not be so arrogant as to interpret their economic system without due consideration. For this,
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Hey @googledownunder the @acccgovau has already responded to this outright misinformation campaign. Please stop pushing it on all your Australian users (like when we open your YouTube app) multiple times
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Most people in the US think we need to act on climate change. A book reviewed in the NY Times is a big deal, even as in this case, the
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Clickbait titles for articles actually don't make the person read the content. Want proof? Read the tweet thread to find out why! pee poop Wow, you are actually reading this?
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A thread about why verification matters, and why we constantly need to think about the processes and ethical boundaries. First Draft started 5 years ago to work on standards
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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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