Fediverse vs Disinformation
Pointing out, debunking, and spreading awareness about state- and company-sponsored astroturfing on Lemmy and elsewhere. This includes social media manipulation, propaganda, and disinformation campaigns, among others.
Propaganda and disinformation are a big problem on the internet, and the Fediverse is no exception.
What's the difference between misinformation and disinformation? The inadvertent spread of false information is misinformation. Disinformation is the intentional spread of falsehoods.
By equipping yourself with knowledge of current disinformation campaigns by state actors, corporations and their cheerleaders, you will be better able to identify, report and (hopefully) remove content matching known disinformation campaigns.
Community rules
Same as instance rules, plus:
- No disinformation
- Posts must be relevant to the topic of astroturfing, propaganda and/or disinformation
Related websites
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When I looked into claims about Congress being lazy I learned a lot about how more bills used to be passed, but the bills were small. As time went on, less bills were passed but they had more in them. Which means that saying Congress is doing less because there's less bills doesn't really fit reality and how you'd talk about Congress if you knew anything about Congress. But politifact scores this as mostly true with a small tidbit where an expert brings up this exact problem; go by content, not bill numbers. You have to do work and think about what Congress is doing instead of picking a number out of a hat.
I think this whole question and analysis begs the question that the number of bills passed is even a good metric. The point of Congress isn't simply to churn out legislation for the sake of churning out legislation. And this metric sets aside other stuff Congress does completely, like confirming appointments, or overseeing the actions of Federal Departments. House Oversight Committee meetings aren't flashy, nor do they often result in legislation. But, they are vital to keeping an eye on what the rest of the government is doing.
I won't disagree that this Congress has been a shitshow. But, I just don't buy that the "number of bills passed" is a particularly useful measure of Congress.