What is disinformation and why does it matter?
The #CoronavirusOutbreak (aka #COVID19) certainly has everyone’s attention at this moment!
Sadly it is the perfect to slip some disinfo onto the narrative and manipulate public opinion one way or another..
The #CoronavirusOutbreak (aka #COVID19) certainly has everyone’s attention at this moment!
Sadly it is the perfect to slip some disinfo onto the narrative and manipulate public opinion one way or another..
Let’s look at this meme: It links the COVID-19 to an immigration issue!
But they are NOT related.
This virus came into the US via travelers (mostly caucasians) who had been exposed.
🌈Viruses are blind to a persons skin color.
🌈Viruses are not stopped by a border wall.
But they are NOT related.
This virus came into the US via travelers (mostly caucasians) who had been exposed.
🌈Viruses are blind to a persons skin color.
🌈Viruses are not stopped by a border wall.
Disinformation can also come from a fellow resister who failed to verify the source!
The tweet below echoes headlines from an Australian article. But if you read that article you realize it is reporting on info that showed up in a communist source...
The tweet below echoes headlines from an Australian article. But if you read that article you realize it is reporting on info that showed up in a communist source...
...vs and academic paper! And there is no way to verify the findings. The Australian paper was engaging in click baiting with an engaging statement from an unverifiable source.
Later in that article it explains it is not verified info and explains CT scans of infected
Later in that article it explains it is not verified info and explains CT scans of infected
... patients and it suggested there may be some interstitual disease. That finding does not confirm what the Australian article is reporting from the Communist source.
So how do we recognize disinformation?
Some hints:
1) Does if evoke a strong reaction from you...
So how do we recognize disinformation?
Some hints:
1) Does if evoke a strong reaction from you...
...like fear, or anger, etc?? If so that may be exactly what it was designed to do. Because they are planting disinfo right into your memories!
2)Does it cause you to start doubting what you thought and/or believed?? Sewing doubt is actually pretty easy these days..
2)Does it cause you to start doubting what you thought and/or believed?? Sewing doubt is actually pretty easy these days..
And two seeds of doubt were planted: 1)She can’t beat Trump? (Every poll done showed her beating Trump!) 2)Medicaire for all means you lose your choice. (Not at all! Initially it will cover the uninsured and those over 50 who want to enroll)! h/t realcleardata
I wish I knew why doubt spreads like wildfire but it does. A carefully placed few seeds and you can sitback can end a campaign!
We have to be careful and remember we are gullible human beings.
We need to build in a check before we let a seed of doubt plant itself.
We have to be careful and remember we are gullible human beings.
We need to build in a check before we let a seed of doubt plant itself.
