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@misinformed.bsky.social

A place to catalogue and call attention to articles related to disinformation / misinformation on social media and beyond.

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Study: Republicans Respond to Political Polarization by Spreading Misinformation, Democrats Don't This Journal of Marketing study finds Republicans react to political polarization by sharing misinformation. The study calls for stronger fact-checking, media literacy education, and less polarizing r...

www.ama.org/2024/12/09/s...

11.12.2024 21:11 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for all your content!! Love your vids πŸ’™

03.12.2024 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How U.S. Presidential elections strengthen global hate networks - npj Complexity npj Complexity - How U.S. Presidential elections strengthen global hate networks

www.nature.com/articles/s44...

30.11.2024 21:53 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How Project 2025 Would Endanger Our Elections While we don’t know how much of Project 2025 President-elect Trump will implement when he takes office, we do know that he has deep ties to the people who wrote itβ€”and we know that its proposals around elections and voting could dramatically undermine participation in the democratic process.

While we don’t know how much of #Project2025 President-elect Trump will enact, his ties to its architects are clear. Ahead of his second term, UCS’s Liza Gordon-Rogers explains how Project 2025 could undermine free, fair, and secure elections.

28.11.2024 15:58 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yay! Awesome organization. I love GFI! ❀️

26.11.2024 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

LETS GOOO!! ❀️

25.11.2024 08:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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MSNBC Viewership Craters 38%, CNN 27%, While Fox News Audience Jumps 41% Post-Election MSNBC and CNN have shed hundreds of thousands of viewers while Fox News viewership has skyrocketed after the election

www.thewrap.com/msnbc-cnn-fo...

24.11.2024 22:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Don’t underestimate the Rogansphere. His mammoth ecosystem is Fox News for young people | Sam Wolfson Podcasts like Joe Rogan’s and Theo Von’s aren’t on the fringes. Their blend of off-the-cuff, Trump-leaning commentary blurs traditional lines between left and right – and offers listeners companionshi...

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

23.11.2024 04:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Weird, a bot.

19.11.2024 22:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Lmao! So silly.

19.11.2024 22:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This account is very likely fake. Not run by Bernie Sanders or his team.

19.11.2024 03:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm with you, Doc. $2.38 here yesterday. The economy feels great! Let's see how badly the new overlord can fuck it up πŸ™„

19.11.2024 03:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hi! Want to come check out my subreddit /r/disinformed? We are fighting for the same side!

18.11.2024 03:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How disinformation defined the 2024 election narrative Disinformation shaped views about the candidates, affected how voters saw leader performance, and generated widespread media attention.

www.brookings.edu/articles/how...

18.11.2024 03:52 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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I’m Running Out of Ways to Explain How Bad This Is What’s happening in America today is something darker than a misinformation crisis.

www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

18.11.2024 03:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Analytic thinking reduces belief in conspiracy theories : WestminsterResearch

westminsterresearch.westminster.ac.uk/item/8y84q/a...

18.11.2024 03:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Internet Research Agency - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interne...

18.11.2024 03:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Russia amplified hurricane disinformation to drive Americans apart, researchers find WASHINGTON (AP) β€” Russia has helped amplify and spread false and misleading internet claims about recent hurricanes in the United States and the federal government’s response, part of a wider effort b...

www.aol.com/russia-ampli...

18.11.2024 03:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Voters’ β€˜moral flexibility’ helps them defend politicians’ misinformation βˆ’ if they believe the inaccurate info speaks to a larger truth In a series of surveys, researchers studied when and why voters put up with inaccurate statements from their leaders.

theconversation.com/voters-moral...

18.11.2024 03:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Trump didn't win β€” disinformation did America has made a terrible mistake. Despite everything we’ve seen from the right, voters have nonetheless moved toward it. Rather than the mandate Trump/Musk/Christo nationalists are claiming from th...

www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...

18.11.2024 03:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Russia is behind viral disinformation targeting Walz, intelligence official says A senior U.S. intelligence official says viral online content spreading baseless attacks on Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz was created by Russia.

apnews.com/article/walz...

18.11.2024 03:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The MAGA propaganda machine helped carry Trump back to the White House β€” and it’s not done poisoning America

www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump...

18.11.2024 03:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Elon Musk's AI turns on him, labels him 'one of the most significant spreaders of misinformation on X' His posts, it added, β€œcan have real-world consequences."

fortune.com/2024/11/14/g...

18.11.2024 03:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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