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If we are going by total harm, mass media is ahead by a mile. How many people died because of false claims of weapons of mass destruction not properly vetted by
by megaman821 4y ago
If we are going by total harm, mass media is ahead by a mile. How many people died because of false claims of weapons of mass destruction not properly vetted by mainstream media? Over half-a-million. What's the most deadly situation social media caused?
- marmadukester39 4y agoWe could start with the ethnic cleansing: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/facebook-frances-haugen-whistleblower-testimony-senate-175021764.html https://finance.yahoo.com/news/facebook-frances-haugen-whist...
- megaman821 4y agoOk, Google says 2,000 protesters have been killed in Myanmar, just 498,000 more until we reach mass media levels of death. Lies by governments amplified by mass media are always going to be way more damaging than lies by crackpots on social media.