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.
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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
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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.
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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?
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Replying to @jessesingal
I think you and I have a very different understanding of what causes people to riot.
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Replying to @HeerJeet @jessesingal
The repeated misinformation surrounding the Blake shooting definitely caused some ppl to riot…is that even disputable?
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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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That book was written in 2014. How is that going to give insight into how misinformation regarding Jacob Blake contributed to the Kenosha riots?
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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.
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Replying to @HeerJeet @NC_Optimist and
You’re arguing misinformation only contributes to things you don’t like. Amazing.
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Yes, because different things are different. The role of information in a pandemic is different than the history of racism in America. That shouldn't be a hard concept to grapple with.
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