/1 The senate GOP handed president Trump a blank check for future obstruction and interference of fair elections in the future. The United States is currently woefully unprepared to handle and combat disinformation campaigns from state actors such as Russia.
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/2 There is a growing trend on Twitter, Facebook and other social media platforms to spread propaganda and disinformation about our country, our political parties and the presidential candidates that are running for the office. Facebook has made it clear that they are not ...
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/3 interested in combating disinformation campaigns and have even welcomed political ads that contain propaganda and disinformation. We as a country will only suffer from this growing trend unless social media platforms like Facebook actively work to combat the growing tide ...
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/4 of disinformation that is being spread on their platforms. The problem is getting worse and it will have an adversarial effect on the 2020 elections and beyond. Regardless of your political affiliation, you should be concerned about this growing trend because it will ...
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/5 only get worse as time goes on. It strikes at the very fabric of our democracy and causes people to read and perhaps agree with things that are not founded in truth. We must come together as a country and institute laws to protect against this disinformation campaign.
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/6 It is paramount that we invest in better understanding what is taking place, who it affects and what ramifications the spread of propaganda and disinformation campaigns have on our society, politics, elections and how it hurts our everyday lives by causing a polarization in ..
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/7 our views, attitudes, beliefs and future. Remember that just because you read something in an ad or by a verified person that it doesn't make it true -- you should always fact check and verify. There is currently a concentrated effort to shape the narrative within our ...
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/8 political system and that narrative is often based on lies, bent truths and unfounded accusations. Whether you are a democrat, independent, republican or another party, keep in mind that there are forces at work everyday to shift your views, polarize your opinions and ...
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/9 incite emotional reactions within you. This problem has been growing and has reached a point where corrupt external actors are constantly trying to weaponize our social media platforms. It's happened in the past and it is happening today. Be aware and vigilant when engaging
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/10 others online because this problem has gotten so severe that we come across disinformation campaigns on a daily basis. It's out there lurking and it won't stop until we can get a better grasp of the severity of the problem.
Know your sources, fact check and question.
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