What has gender got to do with misinformation?
"Some issues can be addressed through fact-checking, knowledge distribution, and critical digital literacy, but others require deeper shifts in social and patriarchal attitudes."
On @thewire
https://thewire.in/tech/what-has-gender-got-to-do-with-misinformation
#misinformation #gender #GenderedDisinformation #TheFullPicture #OurVoicesOurFuture
mathematical modelling has been used to show that #misinformation spreads across the internet like a virus spreading through a population.
What I’ve been reading (and listening to) this week ending 18 January 2026 https://jchyip.medium.com/what-ive-been-reading-and-listening-to-this-week-ending-18-january-2026-a3d228ed216f #Misinformation #SoftwareEngineering #Economics #AI #Management
Our app may be 15 years old, but our values are timeless. They’re rooted in first principles that don’t change every four years.
We’re still here for you.
https://about.flipboard.com/download-flipboard/
#Moderation #Misinformation #Facts #Media #SocialMedia #OpenSocialWeb #Flipboard
As we enter a new phase in American politics, we’re reaffirming our commitment to facts, journalism and open discourse. Our values have not changed.
Our managing editor @csullivan explains more.
https://about.flipboard.com/inside-flipboard/flipboards-commitment-to-facts-for-a-new-political-era/
#USPolitics #Trump #TrumpAdministration #Flipboard #USNews #Misinformation #Disinformation #Facts
[thread] post-truthism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-truth
* "alternative facts"
"Science is more than body of knowledge; it's a way of thinking.
I have a foreboding of an America ...
when people lost ability to set their own agendas or knowledgeably question those in authority ...
unable to distinguish between what feels good & what's true, we slide ...
back into superstition & darkness"
-- Carl Sagan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-truth#Contemporary_evaluation
#SocialMedia #DigitalMedia #disinformation #misinformation #PostTruthism #memes
🧵Persuading others who support the right wing extremist views can be challenging, but it's possible through thoughtful, empathetic communication and evidence-based arguments.
Here are some approaches to help foster understanding and shift perspectives: 1)
#farright #rightwing #Facist #Liberal #conservative #Libertarianism #Libertarian #totalitarianism #Counterview #misinformation
UK newspaper The Independent warns that Donald Trump's #misinformation about Ukraine and Zelensky threatens democracy and empowers authoritarian regimes. His distorted narratives risk global stability, calling for a strong response from leaders and the media.
Confronting Trump’s disinformation is essential to defending democratic values. Leaders like Keir Starmer set an example by standing firmly with #Ukraine. Silence only strengthens dangerous narratives.
Sen. Ron Johnson Endorses Book Touting Chlorine Dioxide's Unproven Health Benefits
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Wisconsin's Ron Johnson has a history of spreading vaccine misinformation. Now he's giving credence to assertions about the therapeutic powers of chlorine dioxide, a disinfectant and deodorizer. “It is all lunacy," one expert said.
https://www.propublica.org/article/ron-johnson-wisconsin-chlorine-dioxide-pierre-kory-endorsement?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Wisconsin #Health #Misinformation #Congress #Senate #USPolitics
AI generated (bad) content aka aislop is killing reality, truth, information, internet, search engines like google, ... We are all fucked... 😮🤔 (Accept we use reputable media/platforms like public broadcast.)
With the new Sora 2 app by openai you just need to enter some text to generate realistic looking videos and publish them online.
Half of worldwide internet traffic is bot generated. internet is becoming ainternet. 💩
4 current analyses:
Fake Protest Videos Are the Latest AI Slop to Go Viral in MAGA World by gizmodo
https://gizmodo.com/fake-protest-videos-are-the-latest-ai-slop-to-go-viral-in-maga-world-2000669656
text
AI Slop Is Destroying The Internet by kurzgesagt
https://youtu.be/_zfN9wnPvU0?si=ohQnrkJTYURYILkk
video, 12 minutes
SORA: the all Ai TikTok Clone. will slop end creativity? by CaseyNeistat
https://youtu.be/I1dW-nZqhew?si=B6eS0zLmxGWMstIb
video, 7 minutes
german/french:
KI: Der Tod des Internets by @sixtus https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/122187-000-A/ki-der-tod-des-internets/
video, 51 minutes
#sora2 #sora #ai #fakenews #misinformation #debunking #openai #maga #trump #aislop #kurzgesagt #gizmodo #internet #truth #reality #google #chatgpt #ainternet
In step with 'Project 2025', which seeks to undermine and erase climate science, Trump is trying to shut down the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii. He is doing this as part of an aggressive defunding of NOAA.
Data collected by this observatory since 1958 has been central to nearly every report ever published on our changing climate.
Our home planet may soon lose a canonical reference that it is warming.
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/01/climate/trump-cuts-mauna-loa-keeling
(Edit: grammar fix)
The result is that X/Twitter is a Pornhub where everything is twisted around the particular kinks of a specific, and visibly disturbed individual. Whatever Musk wants, as the Voice of God, may or may not become the Voice of the People, but is probably what the people are going to end up talking about, whether they want to or not. This is what gives X/Twitter its Philip K. Dick quality - it’s like Dick’s novel Ubik, in which the characters repeatedly find their world being pulled back into the mental patterns of a predatory teenager-turned-existential-vampire, Jory Miller.From We're getting the social media crisis wrong: The bigger problem isn't disinformation. It's degraded democratic publics
What I’ve been reading (, watching, and listening to) this week ending 1 March 2026 https://jchyip.medium.com/what-ive-been-reading-watching-and-listening-to-this-week-ending-1-march-2026-07be1022d9b2 #cybersecurity #strategy #misinformation #ai #management
https://www.europesays.com/3267693/ AI-generated political ads warp reality ahead of U.S. midterms #AI #Democrats #DonaldTrump #FakeNews #misinformation #Politics #Republicans #US
https://www.europesays.com/3267893/ Australian man is accused of being Islamic State group propagandist who shared 10,000 files online #australia #GeneralNews #Indictments #misinformation #Religión #sports #terrorism
Artificial intelligence-generated ads have proliferated ahead of U.S. midterm elections in November despite a broader backlash against the technology. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/23/world/politics/ai-political-ads-us-midterms/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ai #misinformation #fakenews #us #donaldtrump #republicans #democrats
7-year sentence handed down to Oleg Bessedin for anti-Estonia activities | News https://www.byteseu.com/2404771/ #ActivitiesCounterToTheEstonianState'sSecurity #Disinformation #Estonia #HarjuCountyCourt #HybridWarfare #Kremlin #Misinformation #NationalSecurity #OlegBessedin #PleaBargain #Prosecutor'sOffice #Russia
Rural residents were upset when Oregon released a statewide map estimating property risk from wildfires.
Until then, the impacts of climate change were abstract to many people, one senator said. “This is a very big chicken coming home to roost.”
https://www.propublica.org/article/oregon-wildfire-risk-map-rural-homeowners?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Oregon #Wildfires #Map #Home #Misinformation #Climate #ClimateChange
"La muerte de Maricarmen, la mujer de 87 años desahuciada en Madrid que se convirtió en símbolo de la lucha por el derecho a la vivienda, deja al descubierto la crueldad de quienes dedicaron sus esfuerzos a criminalizarla y desprestigiarla. Después de conseguir que pudiera regresar a su hogar gracias a la movilización social y al apoyo del Sindicato de Inquilinas, Mari Carmen sufrió una campaña de ataques, insultos y desinformación desde sectores de la derecha política y mediática. Analizamos el papel de Iker Jiménez, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, el Partido Popular y diversos tertulianos que difundieron acusaciones contra ella, además de las manipulaciones dirigidas contra las protestas y la acampada de la Puerta del Sol. También denunciamos la hipocresía del PP de Feijóo, que promete moderación mientras sus representantes protagonizan nuevas polémicas por sus insultos. Una reflexión sobre la violencia mediática, la deshumanización de las personas vulnerables y la necesidad de seguir luchando contra los desahucios y la especulación inmobiliaria. /
The death of Maricarmen, the 87-year-old woman evicted from her home in Madrid who became a symbol of the struggle for the right to housing, lays bare the cruelty of those who devoted their efforts to criminalising and discrediting her. After managing to secure her return to her home thanks to social mobilisation and the support of the Tenants’ Union, Mari Carmen was subjected to a campaign of attacks, insults and disinformation from sectors of the political and media right. We analyse the role of Iker Jiménez, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, the People’s Party (PP) and various talk-show hosts who spread accusations against her, as well as the manipulation directed against the protests and the camp at Puerta del Sol. We also denounce the hypocrisy of Feijóo’s PP, which promises moderation whilst its representatives are at the centre of new controversies due to their insults. A reflection on media violence, the dehumanisation of vulnerable people and the need to continue fighting against evictions and property speculation."—Pandemia Digital
MARI CARMEN'S DEATH SHOULD SHAME THOSE WHO HARASSED HER / LA MUERTE DE MARI CARMEN DEBERÍA SER MOTIVO AVERGONZAR A QUIENES LA ACOSARON >
#maricarmen #maricarmen_abascal
#campaña_de_ataques #violencia_mediática #insultos
#deshumanización #acusaciones #personas_vulnerables #desahucios #Sindicato_de_Inquilinas #movilización_social #protestas #manipulaciones #desinformación #especulación_inmobiliaria #PP #derecha_política #tertulianos #derecha_mediática #Iker_Jiménez #Isabel_Díaz_Ayuso #Feijóo
#Partido_Popular #Puerta_del_Sol
#violencia_política #fascismo #España
#smear_campaign #media_violence #insults #vulnerable_people #evictions #dehumanisation #accusations #property_speculation #protests #social_mobilisation #tenants_union #manipulation #political_right #political_violence #misinformation #bullies #talk_show_hosts #violence #right_wing_medias #fasicsm #Spain
![[thread] post-truthism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-truth
* "alternative facts"
"Science is more than body of knowledge; it's a way of thinking.
I have a foreboding of an America ...
when people lost ability to set their own agendas or knowledgeably question those in authority ...
unable to distinguish between what feels good & what's true, we slide ...
back into superstition & darkness"
-- Carl Sagan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-truth#Contemporary_evaluation
#SocialMedia #DigitalMedia #disinformation #misinformation #PostTruthism #memes](/proxy/post_attachment/41819/d4b4b84d4d.png "[thread] post-truthism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-truth
* \"alternative facts\"
\"Science is more than body of knowledge; it's a way of thinking.
I have a foreboding of an America ...
when people lost ability to set their own agendas or knowledgeably question those in authority ...
unable to distinguish between what feels good & what's true, we slide ...
back into superstition & darkness\"
-- Carl Sagan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-truth#Contemporary_evaluation
#SocialMedia #DigitalMedia #disinformation #misinformation #PostTruthism #memes")
