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Charlie Warzel: The truth is, its getting harder to describe the extent to which a meaningful percentage of Americans have dissociated from reality. As Hurricane Milton churned across the Gulf of Mexico last night, I saw an onslaught of outright conspiracy theorizing and utter nonsense racking up millions of views across the internet
Even in a decade marred by online grifters, shameless politicians, and an alternative right-wing-media complex pushing anti-science fringe theories, the events of the past few weeks stand out for their depravity and nihilism. As two catastrophic storms upended American cities, a patchwork network of influencers and fake-news peddlers have done their best to sow distrust, stoke resentment, and interfere with relief efforts.
But this is more than just a misinformation crisis. To watch as real information is overwhelmed by crank theories and public servants battle death threats is to confront two alarming facts: first, that a durable ecosystem exists to ensconce citizens in an alternate reality, and second, that the people consuming and amplifying those lies are not helpless dupes but willing participants.
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Traildogbob
(9,772 posts)Explain to MTG, Biden has total immunity from sending disaster storms at red folks.
His Official Duty, is to save American from a Hostile takeover. Supremacy Court Ordered it so.
Somebody lock that brainless cave woman away.
Maybe in a cell with Trump.
dutch777
(3,366 posts)Although I suppose from a free speech perspective it is hard to paint a line between someone's protected opinion and their voicing it vs. outright misinformation. I do think more lawsuits against those pushing lies and conspiracy theories that cause demonstrable harm can help. Eat it Alex Jones, Rudy, Stone !!!
MiHale
(10,572 posts)of people in this country that hate it and want to destroy it.
LuvLoogie
(7,488 posts)that debunking, fact-checking, and pushing back on lies amounts to censorship. And nobody calls him on that bullshit. The MSM with it's both-siderism has failed us. And not enough of us are flooding social media platforms with facts.
Ferrets are Cool
(21,650 posts)Those bearded assholes from Florida bleating about how bad it is in NC. Fuck them to hell.
k55f5r
(370 posts)the Russian trolls are amplifying every little fetid piece of conspiracy and rancor out there.
Mysterian
(5,157 posts)We will find out on election day.