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submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by Loco_Mex@sh.itjust.works to c/fediverse@piefed.social

Feddit.org has been promoting a fake, libelous edited screenshot as proof of dbzer0 being a Nazi instance.

This has now been proven FAKE with a working WayBack Machine link.

Compare the users, the @'s, the emojis. There are a few differences as this was taken later, but this is the original post that was modified to show dbzer0 and quokk.au as being targetted by Nazis.

Here is where Feddit.org has been promoting this lie, with the full backing of the admins.

I have recently been banned from Feddit.org due to their admins lying and dismissing of my questioning the legitimacy of this post. See YPTB post here

The responsibility for these lies and the accusations of calling people nazis falls squarely on @Emopunker@feddit.org shoulders.

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[-] Lauchmelder@feddit.org 10 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Maybe I just don't understand how the capture dates work on waybackmachine, but the only two captures were made today, at a time after the original post was seemingly deleted. When I was trying to locate the source of the screenshot yesterday there was also no entry in the waybackmachine yet for that URL.

Am I just not understanding how this works or is there something else here?

Edit: I see now that the URL given yesterday for "proof" and the URL captured are just two different URLs. And the captured URL also still works, so there's no discrepancy here

[-] Grimy@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

From what I understand, the original link given with the screenshot was fake, hence why it appeared to lead to a post that was deleted.

The link that was archived with the Wayback machine is the real conversation from which the screenshot originated from. The screenshot was doctored, but everything else other than the text matches up.

For sites like these, the Wayback only archives at request. The debunker wanted to give real proof and not just a screenshot.

this post was submitted on 29 Apr 2026
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