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We've always been at war with northeast asia.https://t.co/ToI0PVgJnQEven worse is the clip that was manipulated is aimed so even the fact checked version drives negative sentiment.https://t.co/qNtFJ13EqUFact checking is being weaponized.https://t.co/5H3fxSInR8
"honkmaster" appears to be a gallows humor style joke about "weapons of mass destruction" and a sardonic jab at media manipulation itself. Implying either deceit, or point out how this is a good excuse to make money on weapon sales.https://t.co/NhEuhRtsd9
Or at least about arms deals itself and strange things that show up when you pay attention to this space https://t.co/FvYXXvddxt
"argue that arms sales bolster American security by enhancing the military capabilities of allies, providing leverage over the behavior and policies of client nations, and boosting the American economy while strengthening the defense industrial base." https://t.co/Zwo7x7movA https://t.co/zShxxymt4t
"Poe's law is an adage of Internet culture stating that, without a clear indicator of the author's intent, every parody of extreme views can be mistaken by some readers for a sincere expression of the views being parodied." https://t.co/bKtAfzm30P
Looking at this joke within this context makes me realize that my own fear about Ukraine is heightened. A bit of bait from a piece of satire has hit me with a lot of alarm (anxiety?).That mirror reflecting my own anxieties here is valuable.Why am I worried?
The verge did a good review of tactics to help you dissuade disinformation, misinformation, and various other chaotic things that occur in our modern information landscape."Step Three: HOW TO FIND THE CONTEXT"https://t.co/oae7s56Qu0 https://t.co/TSIJ3AHNH1
What sickens me is that "fact-checkers say" and "debunked" misinformation itself is able to be used by orgs as a way to garner clicks.And it's going viral.https://t.co/e9GveJIYSt
"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on." — Supposedly Winston Churchillhttps://t.co/nxubt8l6qd
Winston Churchill was a Wordcel.https://t.co/Z8A3tjyFe0
Winston Churchill was a Wordcel.https://t.co/6924e3NxG6
I woke up one day sometime back with some drunken tweets saying about how "you'll destroy everything" or something to that effect. It was scary to see my unbridled mind speak as if it were channeling the world.I can't stop dreaming about fire.https://t.co/g9kiQRtHIW
"Can the U.S. overcome the dynamics of polarization, where certain phenomena – divisive and demonizing rhetoric, tit-for-tat political retribution and long-standing unresolved rifts – lead to diminished democracy?" https://t.co/nC1tqMGSYi
"While we’ve documented for years the partisan polarization in the country, these poll results are perhaps the starkest evidence of the deep divisions in partisan attitudes rippling through the country" https://t.co/s9RzCEEE0S