Fediverse vs Disinformation

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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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Why the fuck is The Guardian giving Trump credit for the latest supposed cease-fire, and writing about him as if he's skilled at diplomacy? (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 1 week ago by PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat to c/fediverse_vs_disinfo@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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[–] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 2 points 1 week ago (11 children)

I read the article. I'm saying that in my opinion, the lede is a bunch of horseshit, and expanded a little about why. The rest of it is pretty factual. My source proving that I think the lede is horseshit is that I'm the one that said it.

I've noticed that "you have to have PROOF in order to say anything, including judgements of opinion, speculation, criticism, and everything else. I have no particular criticism aside from you have to have PROOF." has become a common refrain from a whole series of different people, all of a sudden as of I think a couple of weeks ago. I can't remember hearing it before it started popping up from a few different people. Must be a coincidence.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 4 points 1 week ago (10 children)

I mean you've always needed evidence to claim that reporting from a respectable source is misinformation.

[–] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Update: My proof has happened.

Israel intensifies attacks on Gaza after ceasefire announced Israel intensified strikes on Gaza hours after a ceasefire and hostage release deal was announced, residents and authorities in the Palestinian enclave have said, with dozens of people killed.

Al Jazeera reporter Anas al-Sharif, in northern Gaza, said it had been a “terrifying night”. In a post on X he wrote,

The pace of bombing has increased dramatically in recent hours, and with it the number of martyrs and wounded has increased to an unprecedented level.

He filmed himself at a makeshift morgue with bodies in the background, including those of several small children. “An hour ago, I was documenting the joy of the people of Gaza at the news of the ceasefire, but the Israeli occupation, as usual, continues to commit massacres,” he said.

Another Al Jazeera reporter Hossam Shabat, also reporting from northern Gaza, reported “intensive raids”, adding, “It’s as if we are living the first days of the Israeli aggression”.

Medics cited by Reuters said 32 people were killed late on Wednesday. Strikes continued into Thursday destroying houses in Rafah in southern Gaza, Nuseirat in central Gaza and in northern Gaza, residents said.

Israel’s military made no immediate comment and there were no reports of Hamas attacks on Israel after the ceasefire announcement.

In the occupied West Bank, where Israel has also intensified its attacks since the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack, six Palestinians were killed and another two critically injured on Wednesday evening by an Israeli airstrike on the Jenin refugee camp, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jan/16/israel-gaza-war-live-blog-updates-strikes-hamas-ceasefire-talks

Sure is a good thing Trump stepped in to do the super-easy thing Biden was always just refusing to do, right?

[–] ericjmorey 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ceasefire being announced vs ceasefire being agreed to seem to be separate events here. If there are more attacks after the agreement is officially made, you'll have been proven correct.

[–] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 1 points 1 week ago

I'll keep you posted.

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