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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet Jan 29
      Replying to @jessesingal

      Isn't the pandemic still going on? Aren't thousands of people dying from it every day? Haven't nearly a million Americans died from Covid? Spreading false information in that situation is different than making false & refutable claims during normal political times.

      26 replies 3 retweets 37 likes
    2. Jesse Singal‏Verified account @jessesingal Jan 29
      Replying to @HeerJeet

      Jeet, your outlet referenced the "attempted murder" of Jacob Blake, said he was 'unarmed,' and said the people Rittenhouse shot were 'unarmed.' Such misinfo surely contributed to $1b - $2b in rioting and dozens of deaths. Deplatform The Nation or just these authors?pic.twitter.com/JkOOw7dXLR

      18 replies 192 retweets 1,267 likes
    3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet Jan 29
      Replying to @jessesingal

      Weird what about-isms since the crucial point that medical misinformation in the midst of a pandemic is different than other types of misinformation.

      64 replies 2 retweets 20 likes
    4. Jesse Singal‏Verified account @jessesingal Jan 29
      Replying to @HeerJeet

      Okay, so in your view we'll have a panel decide which sorts of misinformation are okay, and why, and this panel will decide that The Nation's misinformation -- largely delivered while people were being killed and blocks burned down in rioting -- isn't severe enough?

      7 replies 18 retweets 537 likes
    5. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet Jan 29
      Replying to @jessesingal

      I think you and I have a very different understanding of what causes people to riot.

      12 replies 0 retweets 13 likes
    6. Dave C‏ @davecdnb Jan 29
      Replying to @HeerJeet @jessesingal

      The repeated misinformation surrounding the Blake shooting definitely caused some ppl to riot…is that even disputable?

      1 reply 0 retweets 20 likes
    7. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet Jan 29
      Replying to @davecdnb @jessesingal

      Yeah. Read some history. Start here and also Heather Thompson's work.https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691162553/the-origins-of-the-urban-crisis …

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    8. NC Optimist‏ @NC_Optimist Jan 29
      Replying to @HeerJeet @davecdnb @jessesingal

      That book was written in 2014. How is that going to give insight into how misinformation regarding Jacob Blake contributed to the Kenosha riots?

      1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
    9. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet Jan 29
      Replying to @NC_Optimist @davecdnb @jessesingal

      Because riots don't spring from nowhere and you need to actually know some American history to understand where they come from. Reading is good for you and I encourage it.

      5 replies 0 retweets 1 like
    10. NC Optimist‏ @NC_Optimist Jan 29
      Replying to @HeerJeet @davecdnb @jessesingal

      The question at hand isn't a general one about the history of riots. It's specifically about how misinformation regarding Jacob Blake contributed to the Kenosha riots. Getting snarky isn't helping your case here.

      1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet Jan 29
      Replying to @NC_Optimist @davecdnb @jessesingal

      Read the book. It clarifies that riots are not caused by misinformation but other factors.

      12:41 PM - 29 Jan 2022
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        1. Jake‏ @jakelc12 Jan 29
          Replying to @HeerJeet @NC_Optimist and

          In this case, they were largely driven by misinformation despite there obviously being other contributing factors.

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        1. Other Guy‏ @IshBiggs7 Jan 29
          Replying to @HeerJeet @NC_Optimist and

          History proves that misinformation never plays a role in riots. For example, misinformation played no role in the violence on Jan 6th.

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