this post was submitted on 17 Jan 2026
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Fediverse vs Disinformation

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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.


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Same as instance rules, plus:

  1. No disinformation
  2. Posts must be relevant to the topic of astroturfing, propaganda and/or disinformation

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[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago
[–] CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

I’m sorry- I was drunk

[–] Naz@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 days ago

Hold on, this doesn't make any sense

Venezuela was invaded, Saudi is voluntarily selling their oil, and Iran — ohhhhhhhhhh

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