Thread by @megcelu

thread of amber heard supporters having very similar thoughts that i had a few days ago when i talked about their misinformation reversing the roles…

#JohnnyDeppGotJustice
#NeverFearTruth

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“they began making threads in support of AH, giving the impression that theyre sharing full and factual evidence, but in reality manipulating the evidence presented and remaining completely biased”

“the threads JD supporters supporters make are combating that misinformation

“openly showing both sides of the discussion, AH supporters fail to mention any evidence we show. The little they do mention to try and “debunk” JD supporters are incidents that they rarely ever mention when they talk about her being abusive, you can make a whole thread-

“trying to prove that she didnt leave her feces on his bed but we’re talking about her hitting him in the middle of a recording, giving him alcohol & xanax when he’s seemingly already out of it, telling him that she cant promise she wont get violent again, why not focus on that?”

“if someone calls these accounts out, they block. they form an echo chamber where people who see their tweets can only see their narrative because their replies are off and everyone who doesn’t support AH is blocked”

why are they so against engaging in discourse whenever people present the opposing evidence?

“you see a mix of familiarity and repetition (influx of articles and threads), confirmation and popularity bias (tweets in support of AH have the greatest amount of interaction), turning towards identity (the idea that the trial is an attack to women), targeting emotions”

(“women aren’t believed”), heuristics (short threads that reduce mental effort), etc. clearly, the full evidence and facts aren’t included in that mix.”

tiktok reduces polarization, allows others to respond to comments with a video & engage in discourse.

users on tiktok have been talking about how the MSM misinforms others, showing disbelief for it & how they don’t trust it anymore.

false news spreads faster on twitter-

a study tested out why this is the case, and it turns out that tweets containing false information were more emotionally provoking, creating surprise and/or distrust. the use of hashtags to further spread this increased polarization.

“negative views towards the opposing group in this polarized system increases one’s belief in what they stand for, “partisans, especially extreme partisans, may be motivated to spread fake news to bolster the ingroup group or foster negative feelings toward the opposition”

which makes it a lot less likely for people to be associated with the opposing group, even if they’re lies.

this has all created a false narrative both about JD and his supporters, pointing fingers and saying “these are the people who support JD, would you want to be associated with that?” this wouldn’t be needed if they were showing all the facts.

they use tactics to distract people from factual information, constantly pushing mainstream articles that target people’s biases and are emotionally evocative in order to trigger strong feelings in others,

attacking the credibility of everyone involved to make the whole group look incompetent, unprofessional, and untrustworthy. Even if it means grasping at straws, they do everything except talk about the full facts.

(im not getting paid btw) but the point stands on twitter vs. tiktok & the difference between these two platforms.

users on twitter began talking about how AH supporters were treating them.

right after they do the same thing.

“surely increasing the number of people who check it and creating a narrative about JD supporters to others before they enter the twitter space”

where AH threads supporting her are readily available and in a place where you can’t see the opposing side, with others being blocked and their replies shut off.

why do they feel the need to completely block the other side of the conversation and point fingers?