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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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White House says tariffs are a tax cut. Economists say no (www.politifact.com)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Virtually all economists, citing years of data and analysis, characterize tariffs as tax hikes rather than tax cuts, because much of the additional cost of the tariff is passed on to consumers through higher prices.

Several economists we interviewed said that it’s possible to argue that the added revenue to the treasury from raising tariffs could allow the government to lower taxes. However, analyses show that it’s unlikely even high tariffs could generate enough revenue to permit meaningful tax reductions for typical Americans.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 week ago (3 children)

How in the everliving fuck is having to pay more in taxes actually having to pay less in taxes?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago

Obligatory Orwell quote

Stalin, Lenin, and Mao among others like Hitler and McCarthy proved the efficacy of the propaganda technique. If you control the message you control the people. A common feature and issue of authoritarian groups.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

It doesn't matter. The MAGAts believe anything they're told.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

MAGA logic. Or rather, lack thereof.