Disinformation is the deliberate use of lies to manipulate people, whether to extract profit or to advance a political agenda. Its unwitting accomplice, misinformation, is spread by unknowing dupes who repeat lies they believe to be true. In America today, both forms of falsehood are distorting our perception of reality.

In a democracy, the people need a shared set of facts as a basis to debate and make decisions that advance and secure their collective interests. Differences of opinion, and even propaganda, have always existed in the United States, but now, enemies of democracy are using disinformation to attack our sovereign right to truthful information, intellectual integrity, and the exercise of the will of the people. Online disinformation is particularly insidious because of its immediacy, its capacity to deceive, and its ability to reach its target.

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        No problem. Since the youtube video does indeed explain everything.

        I could link you the Manufacturing Consent book too but that seems rather long for your simple question.

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          Since the youtube video does indeed explain everything.

          No it doesn’t.

          I could link you the Manufacturing Consent book too but that seems rather long for your simple question.

          Nobody asked a question, dipshit

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            Is that the sound of a liberal that can’t explain why his government refuses to call the Genocide israel commits a Genocide?

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              No, it’s the sound of me pointing out that you can try to spread this garbage everywhere but none of us are falling for it

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                  No, I literally answered your stupid question, keep up.

                  Basic reading comprehension is fucking hard for you, init?

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              And that is the sound of someone going ad hominem when they feel insecure.

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                  My last message and I am disengaging from you since neither you nor any of this are worth my effort. You can’t point at someone and say “see, you don’t have the answers to everything therefore I win, checkmate, home run, idiot”. If you had a real point to make, you’d have done so long ago. Instead, you’re just slinging a bunch of turds around and then pat yourself on the back for a job well done. I’m here to tell you that you have failed to convinced a single person of anything you said. Further, you may not actually believe anything you say and only say it in an attempt to feel better than others. Both of these things are very unhealthy and are something that you should resolve for your own health and safety.

                  /out

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                    Is that the sound of a liberal that can’t explain why his government refuses to call the Genocide israel commits a Genocide?

                    Long comment zero content. You have proven my point

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              Leftists aren’t liberals and liberals aren’t leftists. Everyone knows both parties are bad. One is worse though.

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      See, the problem can’t be capitalism because to do away with that would change things. And change scares me. So, I want to conserve what we have now. But, don’t call me a conservative. /s