Some of our fellow citizens seem to voluntarily do the work of spreading fake news.
  • 01011@monero.townEnglish
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    6 months ago

    So the demo that likes to spread malicious gossip (and lies) in real life also does so online? I’m shocked…

    • Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      6 months ago

      I was actually shocked when I found the quiet lady in accounting was actually a huge Twitter user who spewed such wild shit, at the level of JK Rowling toxicity.

  • adarza@lemmy.caEnglish
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    6 months ago

    i worked on a pc used by an older, very “conservative” woman awhile back. needed help with her facebook accounts (plural), among other things. she had vpn clients, multiple browsers. tor, the whole bit on there.

    it would be one thing if she was just passing tracts, but she was all-in on the fake news, trump, anti-vax, the border, jan 6 and ‘the steal’… basically the whole far-right agenda. and she was spreading that manure far and wide.

    the kicker: she’s an employee of a local catholic parish.

    • Ace! _SL/S@ani.socialEnglish
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      6 months ago

      the kicker: she’s an employee of a local catholic parish.

      Not surprising at all, without misleading and lying to people no religion would gain mass traction

      • deafboy@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        6 months ago

        This is actually the most shocking thing of all. We raise little misinformation spreaders all over the world, base their entire worldview on dogmatic believes and act surprised when they grow up and spread misinformation.

  • Stern@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 months ago

    It was played up for the show but I think many of us have a Peggy in our life.