Twitter Blue accounts fuel Ukraine War misinformation
Twitter Blue accounts fuel Ukraine War misinformation
False and misleading posts about the Ukraine conflict continue to go viral on major social media platforms, as Russia's invasion of the country extends beyond 500 days.
That blue checkmark is literally an indication of something that should be ignored.
What's fascinating is for those of us somewhere in the centre, the blue tick has gone from representing mad ideas on one side of the spectrum to mad ideas on the other end without ever hitting the penumbra of sensibility.
Thinking official organizations, companies, newspapers, celebrities and other well known people being as mad on one side of the spectrum, as what we currently have, is not a centrist view.
Full BBC article here, with the properly fact checked examples.
Contacted by BBC Verify for a response to the false and misleading Twitter Blue posts highlighted in this article, Twitter's press office acknowledged receipt of our enquiry, but declined to comment.
An interesting variation on the obligatory "automated poop emoji" disclaimer
surprised pickachu is surprised
It's depressing seeing the shit that people will believe. I've immersed myself in learning about conspiratorial thinking and still never stop being surprised at the dumb shit people believe. I mean, stuff that just defies imagination (baby factories being the example in this article).
I think religion is the primary common thread. People who believe fantastical stories start somewhere and I think it's the christian bible.
Oh look, the town square can be bought. Some are more equal than others.
who decides that something is disinformation? NATO high command?
Reality.
It it me or have we seen a huge influx of Russian apologists on this community in the last few days? I'm not sure if they're tankies or the right as horseshoe is in full effect right now but it's a bit concerning how they're coming out the woodwork all of a sudden. I guess they could just be Russian troll farms following the audience to a new space?
Pretty sure it talks about misinformation, which is not factually accurate information.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MisinformationSo, nobody decides.
It's not factually accurate, so it's misinformation.
It's like asking "when something is covered in water, who decides that it is wet?". The majority of the time, the item is going to be wet.Disinformation is deliberate misinformation.
Proving something is misinformation is likely trivial compared to proving a malicious or deliberate intent behind presenting the misinformation (thus making it disinformation).
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disinformation
But disinformation is just pointing the finger at someone over misinformation.
Clearing up misinformation will hamper any disinformation campaign.Lol, it's adorable how many people think NATO has any control over global news networks. It kind of flattering that you think the west is that much more powerful than the rest of the world