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The Israel-Hamas War Is Drowning X in Disinformation (www.wired.com)

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People who have turned to X for breaking news about the Israel-Hamas conflict are being hit with old videos, fake photos, and video game footage at a level researchers have never seen.

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[-] scytale@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

Imagine clicking on a video thinking it’s footage of current events and it’s from a game.

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 1 year ago

Imagine not being at all media-savvy and buying into it. MAGA types are idiot shitheads who are completely driven by their emotions. There’s no higher function.

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