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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Does MADD count?
Some have argued that their successful campaign to raise the drinking age is responsible for relatively high rates of intoxicated driving among young adults, citing that if those consuming could experiment with their limits before being handed responsibility of a vehicle, they would more likely understand when they are too intoxicated to be driving
Didn't the drinking age use to be 18, but you could still get a car before that at 16 or 17. Anyway, I'm sure they have some issues, but they're not conservative nutjobs like moms for liberty or some other mom groups.