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There’s a “tremendous amount of disinformation” being shared online about the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, some of it coming from overseas, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said. “What we’re seeing is our adversaries want violence,” he said Thursday night at a media briefing attended by FBI Director Kash Patel, who didn’t speak.

“We have bots from Russia, China, all over the world that are trying to instill disinformation and encourage violence,” Cox said, as he urged the public to take a break from social media.

Edit: Thank u AmidFuror for an AP link: https://lemmy.world/comment/19372397

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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 54 points 1 day ago (2 children)

He was one of the first ones to call it a political assassination, long before we knew anything about it...

He immediately jumped on the bandwagon that "the left" had done it, which was disinformation and legitimized the further bullshit he's now unhappy with.

He shit his pants and now wants everyone to look around for the source of the smell.

[–] calliope@retrolemmy.com 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

“We got ‘em,” says man who helped create monster.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

We're all looking for the guy who did this...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLfAf8oHrMo

Yep. He was fuel to the fire. The social media sphere was on fire repeating his and words like his.

[–] nocturne@slrpnk.net 42 points 1 day ago

“What we’re seeing is our adversaries want violence,” [Utah's Governor] said

So what you are saying is that right wing christians are our adversaries?

[–] Lasherz12@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

Yes WSJ, tell us more about this disinformation issue.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 30 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There’s a “tremendous amount of disinformation” being shared online about the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, some of it coming from ~~overseas~~ the Wall Street Journal

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 19 points 1 day ago

a lot from the fbi director, too

[–] calliope@retrolemmy.com 25 points 1 day ago (2 children)

This is REALLY funny coming from the Wall Street Journal, who was quick to publish that there were “transgender” messages on the bullets.

Ironic, truly.

[–] shiroininja@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

I really think the writer and whoever approved that article should be sacked for trusting internet bullshit. If they can’t figure out what’s real or not, they’re cooked when it comes to AI

[–] snooggums@piefed.world 25 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Some of the misinformation came from the governor.

[–] Lasherz12@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Same platform, even. Truly beyond belief how stupid public figures and media outlets are allowed to make themselves look with no consequences.

[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

He was too busy weeping for it not being one of his perceived enemies, and instead a Utah native.

[–] Diva@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago

This is the same guy who was like "I wanted so hard to believe it wasn't someone from here that did it" Seems like he really wants an outside threat to demonize, surely people won't fall for that- oh right never mind lmao

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Thank you for an AP link.

Especially from the president

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Widespread disinformation

Bezos media