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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I beg to differ. I don't think it could have gotten any worse than the shooter going back to their stack of weapons and continuing the murder spree.
Can you describe your worst scenario?
The untrained shooter loses control on their weapon and fires into the crowd thus doubling the amount of damage done. The weapon fails to function properly and in his attempts to clear the stoppage the untrained shooter ends up misfiring into the crowd or he injures himself. Under stress, the untrained shooter has no idea what to do and continues to fire.
There was no crowd there.
Well then that's perfectly alright then. I will defer to your obvious extensive expertise in firearms.
I appreciate your concern for handling firearms, but the are situations when taking a risk is better than not doing anything.