#Misinformation

Just thinking about how we're in a cultural period of examining how ideas enter into people's heads. Inception, R*d p*lls, Disco Elysium, meme culture, and yesterday I just played a
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I have a deep mistrust of the things government officials say without verifying them. It's one of the main reasons I'm a journalist. I am, to be frank, a mistrusting
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Thread: I've been sitting with the info leaked of Trump admittedly downplaying the severity of COVID for a bit & I've only grown angrier. I (and my fellow healthcare providers)
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Last night New York police appear to have “kettled” protesters in with nowhere to go. After chanting “let us disburse” over and over again, NYPD still arrested people, body-slamming &
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If you want to understand why Apple keeps checking apps on your machine, just watch a bunch of smart technologists loudly encourage you to change your software based on valid-sounding
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Everyday it’s “Islam allows pedophilia...how old was Aisha when she married prophet Muhammad” *misinformation* in my mentions. She was 18/20.But they never talk about how the UK age of consent
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Some thoughts today: China needs to reassess its general communications and public relations strategies concerning the west. This is not the first time I've talked about this, it's a longstanding
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Being Twitter famous has given me the opportunity to have private conservations with some of the smartest people in the world about this problem, and not one of them has
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THREAD: Experts and former QAnon believers offer several tips for individuals looking to move on from the conspiracy theory, or for those wondering how to talk to a loved one
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"No more authoritarian species in the wild than US Liberals" says the man who is a Fox News regular where misinformation is pumped directly into the nitwit brains of rightwing
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Forgive me, but I think a lot of people’s conception of misinformation is so ill informed that it necessitates a thread many otherwise well informed people seem to think disinformation
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An excellent open letter from @Stanford student @malar0ne to Dr. @MLevitt_NP2013, a leader of #COVID_disinformation:https://www.stanforddaily.com/2020/12/13/dr-levitt-your-words-have-power-use-them-carefully/Few serious scientists have made
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The fact that January is National Human Trafficking Awareness month and each year I dread it more is telling. Please folks - be mindful of the info you’re putting out
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Quick pontification on COVID (yeah, it’s still happening):We took our son for his annual physical today, all is well. His pediatrician, a man we’ve known and trusted for 11 years
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“Public affairs can tell the truth faster than the enemy can lie, and in this way, support the mission while remaining within the boundaries of the law.”Great article, and it
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1/ A brief stroll down history’s lane, concerning Dem search for “bipartisan support” on tough measures. Chap 1: Bill Clinton budget-and-tax bill 1993. Huge admin effort. Republicans who ultimately voted
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