Fri Apr 17, 2020, 07:57 PM
SiliconValley_Dem (1,656 posts)
Has anyone on Twitter notices the recent rise in fake news the left is amplifying?
It is unnerving for me. Dems and others opposed to Trump have been very fact-based in their opposition. But last day or so public people I follow are starting to post garbage rumors like Trump is suddenly moving USN Comfort from NYC to Louisiana.
I sure hope we aren’t going to see more of 2016 with Russian trolls trying to spew misinformation.
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SiliconValley_Dem | Apr 2020 | OP |
blm | Apr 2020 | #1 | |
SiliconValley_Dem | Apr 2020 | #2 | |
jberryhill | Apr 2020 | #3 | |
SiliconValley_Dem | Apr 2020 | #5 | |
jberryhill | Apr 2020 | #8 | |
tirebiter | Apr 2020 | #4 | |
Iggo | Apr 2020 | #6 | |
SiliconValley_Dem | Apr 2020 | #7 |
Response to SiliconValley_Dem (Original post)
Fri Apr 17, 2020, 08:04 PM
blm (110,684 posts)
1. Russian trolls who were posing as Sanders supporters have new assignments
to try to dumb down the left enough to manipulate their beliefs.
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Response to blm (Reply #1)
Fri Apr 17, 2020, 08:13 PM
SiliconValley_Dem (1,656 posts)
2. It is just so weird to see social media with that new lens
With all that came out about those efforts post-2016.
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Response to SiliconValley_Dem (Original post)
Fri Apr 17, 2020, 08:26 PM
jberryhill (62,444 posts)
3. That will be little noticed
Which, of course, is the point. There is a persistent and incorrect belief that harmful trolls simply push “right wing talking points”. Some people are more than happy to amplify misinformation, so long as it confirms their pre-existing biases, and that is independent of political orientation. |
Response to jberryhill (Reply #3)
Fri Apr 17, 2020, 10:07 PM
SiliconValley_Dem (1,656 posts)
5. Yes, I imagine they are moving in and it will be a shit show by September
I am glad I got rid of Facebook 2 years ago
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Response to SiliconValley_Dem (Original post)
Fri Apr 17, 2020, 09:37 PM
tirebiter (2,382 posts)
4. I believe it
Krystal Ball and the gang are going crazy on YouTube. They’re even trashing Bernie.
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Response to SiliconValley_Dem (Original post)
Fri Apr 17, 2020, 10:08 PM
Iggo (46,277 posts)
6. Stinkin' the left! Why, I oughta...
Oh, wait a minute.
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Response to Iggo (Reply #6)
Fri Apr 17, 2020, 10:11 PM
SiliconValley_Dem (1,656 posts)
7. Not attacking the actual left of Dem party..just an observation about Twitter
The past couple of days compared to past couple of months. We’ll see if rumor mongering continues or we revert to something else.
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