this post was submitted on 01 Aug 2024
25 points (82.1% liked)

Fediverse vs Disinformation

304 readers
11 users here now

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:

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

Related websites

founded 2 months ago
MODERATORS
Flatworm7591@lemmy.dbzer0.com
PugJesus@lemmy.world
25
Pentagon ran secret anti-vax campaign to undermine China during pandemic - Reuters (www.reuters.com)
submitted 1 month ago by Flatworm7591@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/fediverse_vs_disinfo@lemmy.dbzer0.com
4 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

This article is a couple of weeks old now, but I thought it was important to remind people that despite the fact I've posted a lot recently about Russian and Chinese disinformation, the US also has a track record of engaging in disinformation campaigns against it's adversaries.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago

Every single person who did this should be hung.

I really mean this, absolute crimes against humanity. These are the orders you need to refuse.