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Hi-we are going to see lots of disinformation over the next 18 months. It is devised to get an emotional reaction, enrage is, drain our energy, drain our hope
Yes it’s easy to believe the worst since the GOP has taken us to new lows, but when you see something pitting one Dem candidate against another, claiming the powers that be are suppressing a certain candidates favor of another, be suspicious
Take a deep breath and fact check! @snopes @ushadrons are good places to start. Also follow good peopl on Twitter like @DemWrite @axidentaliberal who write fact based posts based on law and reality
Hold the media accountable! Don’t just read the headline! Read the article and if either is misleading CALL THEM OUT! Fluff pieces on people who break the law or create policies that hurt people are not journalism. They are lazy pandering
Keep an eye out for implicit bias... why ask “are we ready for a female president” rather than “can we handle another male president “?
When in doubt ask questions... what is this person saying? Does it make sense? If you don’t know ask people who do...is it plausible ?
Is the person spreading disinformation basing conclusions on a personal experience or a verified trend...these are different.
We all must be responsible consumers of information! Being reactionary and letting the media off easy got us 🍄! We can’t let that happen again #DoBetter #NotHavingIt !
