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
- EU vs Disinfo
- FactCheck.org
- PolitiFact
- Snopes
- Media Bias / Fact Check
- PEN America
- Media Matters
- FAIR
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Nobody complains when I post one of thousands of fact checks on shit Donald trump says, but the Dems are real touchy.
It's not what you're posting but where you're posting it from and their track record. Post it from a less biased, less sensationalized, more reputable source and I would guess those complaints will largely go away.
Those have all been from credible sources.
I notice you aren't disputing the facts here, just the source.
This article touches on many of the same talking points if it's more to your liking in terms of "credibility" rating. https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/aoc-dnc-speech-gaza/
Giving a garbo source the benefit of the doubt on an article-by-article basis just muddies the waters and gives an air of undeserved legitimacy to other things they publish.
Credibility and trust are built over time; throwing out a "look, THIS article is okay" every so often does not make them a credible source.
If the facts are solid, then there should be at least one other reputable source reporting on them. If only a sensationalist rag is covering it, maybe ask why that is.
This is the same argument I've seen used by people trying to legitimize Fox News and RT, BTW.
Mondoweiss is highly credible. You just don’t like the fact that they have been critical of the Israeli occupation and apartheid even before the genocide in Gaza.
Edit: mediabiasfactcheck is awfully wrong it is a shame people trust it. It clearly has pro-Zionist and anti-Palestinian bias. Zionism is a violent and racist ideology and the Palestinians have a right to self defense even through armed struggle.
If it covers the same talking points, why not post it instead of destroying this community's credibility with this rag?
What don’t you like about Mondoweiss?