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Truth Social Users Are Losing Ridiculous Sums of Money to Scams

24 points by rntn 2y ago

fabian2k 2y ago
It's a self-selected group of people that have already shown to believe all kinds of outrageous lies. So of course they're an ideal target for scams.
- blackeyeblitzar 2y ago
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  - electrondood 2y ago
    "They're eating the dogs. They're eating the cats." Please don't try to equivocate.
    - blackeyeblitzar 2y ago
      You don’t need to look that far to find outrageous lies that people believe on the other side. There are numerous examples from COVID, BLM, illegal immigration, etc. Painting one side as gullible with this recent history is just a self serving elitist narrative.
      - tim333 2y ago
        COVID, BLM, illegal immigration are topics, not lies. The left and right seem to have different styles of bending reality. The right more with lies like "eating the cats" and the left more shaming people who question things - if you say maybe having 20k Haitian immigrants turn up in Springfield wasn't a good idea then you are racist etc.
    - 23B1 2y ago
      "This side lies more than that side" is the biggest lie both 'sides' tell you
      - rsynnott 2y ago
        I mean, even if it were true that both sides lie exactly as much as each other (and, well, why should it be? That’d be rather surprising), certainly one side has the more _obvious_ lies, and will thus appeal to more gullible people. Anyone who thinks that cat on toast is a thing is an extremely ripe target for scammers.
        23B1 2y ago
        I genuinely hope you can see the irony in your own statement.
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- tjpnz 2y ago
  QAnon and alike has made some fantastically wealthy.
electrondood 2y ago
> Truth Social seems to be a target-rich environment for people who are easy to con. Yes, yes indeed.
yunohn 2y ago
Honestly, some of these stories are so saddening to read - because I am certain that such scammers are looting anyone they can, regardless of their political affiliation. This article is about Truth Social, but I’ve read similar ones about Facebook, Whatsapp, and Telegram. We can scoff at the victims’ actions despite “obvious” red flags, but with the quality of AI faking we have now, it’ll only get worse. Could be your grand/parents any day now throwing away your potential inheritance to a scammer…
rsynnott 2y ago
Well, yeah, I mean, what would you expect? It’s, well, it tends to select for the stupider section of the population. And on top of that, the _older_ section of the population. And, y’know, it’s probably about as well run as his other ventures (the CEO is the guy who’s best-known for suing an imaginary cow), so will struggle to control this sort of thing. More or less a perfect storm, really, scam-wise.
MilnerRoute 2y ago
"Gizmodo tried to contact representatives from Truth Social on Thursday, but after sending an email to the address listed for media organizations on the social media platform’s website, it bounced back as undeliverable."

24 points by rntn 2y ago

It's a self-selected group of people that have already shown to believe all kinds of outrageous lies. So of course they're an ideal target for scams.

blackeyeblitzar 2y ago
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- electrondood 2y ago
  "They're eating the dogs. They're eating the cats." Please don't try to equivocate.
  - blackeyeblitzar 2y ago
    You don’t need to look that far to find outrageous lies that people believe on the other side. There are numerous examples from COVID, BLM, illegal immigration, etc. Painting one side as gullible with this recent history is just a self serving elitist narrative.
    - tim333 2y ago
      COVID, BLM, illegal immigration are topics, not lies. The left and right seem to have different styles of bending reality. The right more with lies like "eating the cats" and the left more shaming people who question things - if you say maybe having 20k Haitian immigrants turn up in Springfield wasn't a good idea then you are racist etc.
  - 23B1 2y ago
    "This side lies more than that side" is the biggest lie both 'sides' tell you
    - rsynnott 2y ago
      I mean, even if it were true that both sides lie exactly as much as each other (and, well, why should it be? That’d be rather surprising), certainly one side has the more _obvious_ lies, and will thus appeal to more gullible people. Anyone who thinks that cat on toast is a thing is an extremely ripe target for scammers.
      - 23B1 2y ago
        I genuinely hope you can see the irony in your own statement.
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tjpnz 2y ago
QAnon and alike has made some fantastically wealthy.

electrondood 2y ago

> Truth Social seems to be a target-rich environment for people who are easy to con. Yes, yes indeed.

yunohn 2y ago

Honestly, some of these stories are so saddening to read - because I am certain that such scammers are looting anyone they can, regardless of their political affiliation. This article is about Truth Social, but I’ve read similar ones about Facebook, Whatsapp, and Telegram. We can scoff at the victims’ actions despite “obvious” red flags, but with the quality of AI faking we have now, it’ll only get worse. Could be your grand/parents any day now throwing away your potential inheritance to a scammer…

rsynnott 2y ago

Well, yeah, I mean, what would you expect? It’s, well, it tends to select for the stupider section of the population. And on top of that, the _older_ section of the population. And, y’know, it’s probably about as well run as his other ventures (the CEO is the guy who’s best-known for suing an imaginary cow), so will struggle to control this sort of thing. More or less a perfect storm, really, scam-wise.

MilnerRoute 2y ago

"Gizmodo tried to contact representatives from Truth Social on Thursday, but after sending an email to the address listed for media organizations on the social media platform’s website, it bounced back as undeliverable."