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
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In that position, I'd also run billboards that are purely intended to add some healthy confusion to the world. Like something like the Wall Drug signs that have a message across 3-4 signs sequentially but, replace one with a billboard advertising the virtues of cruciferous vegetables, leaving the "intended" meaning of the sequential signs completely inscrutable.
THIS IS
YOUR SIGN
TO FINALLY
[blank billboard]
Why do you want to crucify your vegetables
Because they're tastey, healthy, and all the same species: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruciferous_vegetables