No shortage of this. While we focus on—IMO poorly-handled—traditional media response to hacked emails, huge dust kicked up on social media.
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Again, this is a form of misinformation. Social media amplification is huge, and almost all misleading AFAICT.https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/786990927567024131 …
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While there is a sterile (and IMO short-sighted) debate on which email tidbit is "newsworthy", we're missing the huge disinformation wave.
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Even this one is still going around on Trump Twitter. No self-control on this wave of disinformation. https://twitter.com/khanoisseur/status/788101060476805120 …
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Do people read the highlighted, red-marked texts that go viral from hacked emails? No, they don't.pic.twitter.com/ADZP59jkqF
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So the theory is one develops advanced codespeak to "put a contract" on a supreme court justice but then puts it all on one's regular email?pic.twitter.com/QhDbsStZMT
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Constant pattern on Wikileaks & Trump Twitter. Take emails SENT TO Podesta as indication of Clinton campaign stance. https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/790223130048466945 …
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Actually, I've even seen Washington Post do this, can't keep up really. I only encounter so many because I follow Trump Twitter for work.
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It looks like leak/whistleblowing but in its actual effects, this has been a disinformation campaign.http://www.npr.org/2016/10/22/498954190/wikileaks-dump-method-destroys-privacy-sociologist-says-not-all-leaked-pass-publ …
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I will eventually write this longer, but a disinformation campaign like this can't hold Clinton campaign/presidency accountable.
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This will just create political paralysis, and mark my words, actual dissident politics will be the biggest victims of this sleazy method.
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FYI, I am tracking number of the debunkings in this thread...will add more over the next few weeks.https://twitter.com/yottapoint/status/787091206912118784 …
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0 replies 2 retweets 7 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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