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If you call him on it, he might use more scrutiny next time. We definitely don't win by not trying.

• toss1 7y ago
  Sadly, it is more likely, you'll get in a mudslinging contest with a troll paid to spread desinformatsiya. You'll make sensible responses, then get back either some whataboutism with a supposedly supporting but irrelevant article link, insulting meme, or some other technique designed to destroy good-faith discussion or the concept of truth. Repeat a few cycles and then lookup the account and find that it is either new w/few followers or has a history of troll/bot activity that as analyzed by sites like Bot Sentinel [1]. Then, you report as fake and block. The only exceptions I've found were not to people posting articles, but making comments, where you can sometimes wind up in a discussion. They are professionals (of varying skill), you are the person who can't tell he is the mark. This is almost always a game where the only winning move is to not play. [1] https://botsentinel.com/ https://botsentinel.com/
  • netsharc 7y ago
    It'd be more comforting if they're being paid or they're bots, but the depressing truth is, many many people probably believe the conspiracy theories they believe.
    • toss1 7y ago
      Too many of both edit: tl;dr: Don't try to argue with conspiracy theorists - they are already immunized against evidence and reason.