Yesterday, I tweeted disinformation isn't exclusive to one side. I received a bunch of replies "informing" me that it's a false equivalency. I didn't say both sides are equal, nor did I try to downplay what the Right is doing. On the contrary, my tweet was a warning... 
There are people on the Left who believe they are immune from being duped by disinformation on social media, and that is far from the truth. Moreover, there is a misconception that the Left quickly dispels any disinformation that permeates the Left...
Earlier today, I did an experiment asking my followers to answer five true or false questions. The first two questions were about Lauren Boebert, and I selected the two questions specifically because they are false, and the first question was debunked in January...
My followers, who are mostly left-leaning, got both questions wrong. Does that mean the Left is as extreme as the Right? No. Does it mean people on the Left are ready to storm the Capitol Building? No. Does it mean the Left is susceptible to disinformation? Yes...
As we get closer to the midterm elections, I believe we will see more left-leaning influencers deliberately tweet disinformation to their followers. I see it now with certain accounts testing the waters. We only have a few months to educate people before the next election cycle.
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