Just ran across this piece w/ @TaylorLorenz trying to clear up #COVID19 misinformation. washingtonpost.com/technology/202… You may be shocked to learn she screwed it up by ... promoting a well-known #Monsanto & tobacco shill.
Not joking. cc: @AshleyRindsberg @libsoftiktok @burackbobby_ /1
Not joking. cc: @AshleyRindsberg @libsoftiktok @burackbobby_ /1
As an example of Twitter "labelling facts as misinformation" Lorenz cites Henry I. Miller who was forced to take down a tweet on vaccines.
But who is Henry I. Miller, you might ask?
Excellent question. Have you heard of #Monsanto? How about Big Tobacco? /2
But who is Henry I. Miller, you might ask?
Excellent question. Have you heard of #Monsanto? How about Big Tobacco? /2
The NY Times @dannyhakim exposed Miller for running an article at Forbes that was ghostwritten for Miller by #Monsanto. nytimes.com/2017/08/01/bus… When Monsanto pitched Miller about what they had written, Miller responded that he wanted "a high-quality draft" from Monsanto. /3
And if you search the Tobacco Archives, you can find 150 documents w/ Henry I. Miller's name, dating from when he was promoting tobacco disinformation. industrydocuments.ucsf.edu/results/#q=%22… Miller has been a corporate shill for decades. /4
The point is that Taylor Lorenz, like many nouveau disinformation reporters, doesn't have a damn clue what she's doing. She just hops on social media and starts spitting out words.
This is exactly why I started The DisInformation Chronicle disinformationchronicle.substack.com /END
This is exactly why I started The DisInformation Chronicle disinformationchronicle.substack.com /END
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