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> clear falsehoods Its usually not clear whether these ads are based on falsehoods or not. If they're targeted well enough, the intended audience won't report
by nindalf 9y ago
> clear falsehoods
Its usually not clear whether these ads are based on falsehoods or not. If they're targeted well enough, the intended audience won't report it either. And no, its not enough to evaluate content on the basis of "everyone knows". There are many things that "everyone knows" but are demonstrably false - for example, gun control laws are unlikely to change the number of people who die every year due to firearms. [1]
[1] - https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/mass-shootings-are-a-bad-way-to-understand-gun-violence/ https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/mass-shootings-are-a-ba...