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Fediverse vs Disinformation

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Pointing out, debunking, and spreading awareness about state- and company-sponsored astroturfing on Lemmy and elsewhere. This includes social media manipulation, propaganda, and disinformation campaigns, among others.

Propaganda and disinformation are a big problem on the internet, and the Fediverse is no exception.

What's the difference between misinformation and disinformation? The inadvertent spread of false information is misinformation. Disinformation is the intentional spread of falsehoods.

By equipping yourself with knowledge of current disinformation campaigns by state actors, corporations and their cheerleaders, you will be better able to identify, report and (hopefully) remove content matching known disinformation campaigns.


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  1. No disinformation
  2. Posts must be relevant to the topic of astroturfing, propaganda and/or disinformation

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Did Kyle Langford, a Republican candidate for governor of California, post a photo of himself in front of the Auschwitz-Stammlager Nazi concentration camp, along with the description "My 0% Unemployment Plan"? Yes, that's true: Screenshots of the X post were authentic. In response to criticism for the post, Langford insisted "I wasn't joking, I think it is exactly what is needed..."

The screenshot appeared in a July 26, 2025, post on Instagram (archived here), which criticized Langford, calling his post "hatred in disguise". This is what it looked like at the time of publication:

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[–] frogbellyratbone_@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago

he's a clown and a nobody. zero chance he gets even 5% of the vote in the primary.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_California_gubernatorial_election

for republicans: chad bianco and steve hilton are the likely serious contender at this time. primary isn't for another year tho, the actual election isn't for 1.5 years