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Disinformation via social media is Putin's superweapon. He keeps the world distracted with thoughts of nuclear warfare while simultaneously waging an informatio
by IAmGraydon 4y ago
Disinformation via social media is Putin's superweapon. He keeps the world distracted with thoughts of nuclear warfare while simultaneously waging an information war on the west in an attempt to cause it to fracture from within.
The US Government has done a shockingly bad job of countering this. It's been going on for over a decade and almost nothing has been done about it - and it's working very, very well.
- bryanlarsen 4y agoAnd what should they do? Repeal the first amendment?
- mentatz 4y agoWhat exactly is the disinformation here?
- epakai 4y agoQuestionable messaging about how the story was not being covered, the severity of effects on the environment, and how balloon stories were being used to distract. To counter these points: it got quite a lot of interest [1], but perhaps that can be discounted because the sensational "cover-up" caused more attention. The burn was probably the correct decision to minimize impact, but it was still heavily criticized. Fighting balloons is just sensational and coincidental. [1] https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?geo=US&q=ohio%20train,chinese%20balloon&hl=en https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?geo=US&q=ohio%20tra...