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
- EU vs Disinfo
- FactCheck.org
- PolitiFact
- Snopes
- Media Bias / Fact Check
- PEN America
- Media Matters
- FAIR
Matrix chat links
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The WaPo was establishment propaganda even before JeffyB bought them, so really all that's happening now is that he's saying the quiet part out loud.
Nah, it's gone from neoliberal establishment propaganda to fascist propaganda. While both are awful, the latter is MUCH worse.
Expect them to for example change their take on cops from "the only way to stop cops from constantly murdering black people is to throw money at cops" to "actually, cops murdering black people is always justified, so let's give the cops even more money and also all the military hardware they want! (Only) Blue Lives Matter!”