Not a big CNN fan, but this is a very well-done dissection.

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[–] 37 points 2 years ago (1 child)

I've been thinking that fact checking alone is not enough. Are there any projects focused on identifying the sources of false talking points?

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Waste of time. There's tens of millions of people out there willing to make stuff like this up.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I don't think so. Much of it gets funneled or even created from the top.

    I was surprised in 2020 by how many "grassroots" election conspiracy theories became popular because they were promoted by the Trump team.

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