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.

  • rhacer@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    For everyone. I give no fucks who you are, live your life as you see fit.

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      8 months ago

      That’s not Liberty, that’s not even Anarchism.

      What you’re describing is the Law of the Jungle.

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          8 months ago

          Right? Saying they’re for “Liberty” without offering a clue as to what they mean by such a vague term.