Fediverse vs Disinformation
Pointing out, debunking, and spreading awareness about state- and company-sponsored astroturfing on Lemmy and elsewhere. This includes social media manipulation, propaganda, and disinformation campaigns, among others.
Propaganda and disinformation are a big problem on the internet, and the Fediverse is no exception.
What's the difference between misinformation and disinformation? The inadvertent spread of false information is misinformation. Disinformation is the intentional spread of falsehoods.
By equipping yourself with knowledge of current disinformation campaigns by state actors, corporations and their cheerleaders, you will be better able to identify, report and (hopefully) remove content matching known disinformation campaigns.
Community rules
Same as instance rules, plus:
- No disinformation
- Posts must be relevant to the topic of astroturfing, propaganda and/or disinformation
Related websites
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Thanks for linking to the reports. I pulled September’s to review and was shocked at the amount of disasters still funded for recovery/operations. Considering my own reaction, I don’t think people realize just how many simultaneous projects are still being managed and how long they’ve taken to use up funds. (Not the fault of FEMA; Louisiana apparently requested an extension to use $1.66B in 2022 as it couldn’t exhaust it by the Aug 2023 deadline.) A lot of the money is already committed or awarded and waiting to be spent. Handling so many projects at the same time explains the sudden drain you see from some months. All of this is categorized down to each region receiving funds per disaster response. Simple enough to track.