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It might seem like a small matter, just a disagreement over whether a body of water should be called one name or another.

But it’s really about much bigger things: Trump-style intimidation, a clear violation of the first amendment – and the extent to which news organizations will stick together in each other’s defense, or will comply with the powerful for the sake of their own access.

Even more broadly, it is about Donald Trump’s wide-ranging effort to control the media and be able to spread propaganda and interfere with the flow of accurate information.

Visit us @ !fediverse_vs_disinfo@lemmy.dbzer0.com for all the latest news on the topics of astroturfing, propaganda and disinformation.

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[-] DavidGarcia@feddit.nl 16 points 1 day ago

he's blitzkrieging the media, making so much stuff happen at once, no one can keep track

[-] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 day ago

Classic Russian tactics... 'flood the zone with sh*t'. Adopted by Steve Bannon & co.

Intent is to make everyone so tired they give up.

[-] Coolbeanschilly@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago

Manufactured consent.

[-] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

They can just get the summary for Project 2025 and start checking things off. It's not a mystery unless they're being wilfully ignorant.

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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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