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.

    • Psychadelligoat
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      61 year ago

      That’s because I didn’t.

      Because I’m not going to.

      Because you’re a bad faith dipshit who won’t listen to basic fact and everyone here knows it

        • Psychadelligoat
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          41 year ago

          but still deny it.

          Putting words in my mouth doesn’t make you correct.

          Stay mad though it’s funny as fuck