False and misleading posts about the Ukraine conflict continue to go viral on major social media platforms, as Russia’s invasion of the country extends beyond 500 days.

Some of the most widely shared examples can be found on Twitter, posted by subscribers with a blue tick, who pay for their content to be promoted to other users.

  • photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 year ago

    It’s misinformation directed at a certain target group. I bet you that there’s misinformation out there directed at people like you and me that we’ve fallen for.

    • vlad@lemmy.sdf.org
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      1 year ago

      Oh surely. But I personally I would consider that a failure on my part. I’m not saying it’s all on users, but I do wish people thought more about what they read.

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        1 year ago

        I agree, but governments are poor at educating adults. (Well, they’re poor at educating children, too.) There’s no way the situation will improve by blaming the problem on the users.