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   Bruce MacDonald (rationaldoge@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 26-Jul-2024 23:56:42 JST Bruce MacDonald

   C'mon, folks. Get it together. Don't believe everything you read on the Internet.

   Mis- vs Dis-information. Thorough:

   "An online Associated Press post that purported to debunk the claim served more to fan the flames than douse them. On Thursday, the AP retracted its fact check, drawing a fresh round of attention to the bogus post. Pointing out that it would be unfair to mentally associate Vance with couches became a bit like telling someone not to think of an elephant."
   https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/07/26/jd-vance-couch-twitter-whitelist-fake/

   • Paul Cantrell repeated this.
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     Bruce MacDonald (rationaldoge@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 26-Jul-2024 23:56:42 JST Bruce MacDonald

     in reply to

     "Crusaders against online misinformation tend to assume that everyone who likes or shares it must believe it. But the Vance episode illustrates a nuance crucial to understanding why even fantastical falsehoods can flourish online: Often, the people circulating them don’t care whether they’re true. They just find them funny or effective as a way to embarrass the other side."
     —from the article