Fake Footage of Iran’s Attack on Israel Is Going Viral (www.wired.com)
from jeffw@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world on 15 Apr 2024 23:15
https://lemmy.world/post/14336728

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hal_5700X@sh.itjust.works on 15 Apr 2024 23:29 next collapse

People using Arma 3 again?

Zerlyna@lemmy.world on 15 Apr 2024 23:36 next collapse

archive.ph/RaLdb

luxyr42@lemmy.dormedas.com on 16 Apr 2024 00:05 next collapse

First time I think I’ve seen an article that uses “X” exclusively for Twitter.

Winter8593@lemmy.world on 16 Apr 2024 00:12 next collapse

This is why I don’t use xitter

abhibeckert@lemmy.world on 16 Apr 2024 00:39 collapse

I guarantee the same content was posted on the fediverse.

Not defending X, but going elsewhere won’t protect us from disinformation and the open nature of this network means we have to be especially careful.

otter@lemmy.ca on 16 Apr 2024 00:54 collapse

Yep, we can’t build something better by ignoring the risks

coffeebiscuit@lemmy.world on 16 Apr 2024 03:01 next collapse

Yet the picture in the title is really from 14 April 2024 taken in Israel.

reuters.com/…/iran-able-handle-situation-spare-mi…

jeffw@lemmy.world on 16 Apr 2024 03:21 collapse

That’s kind of the point? People are taking stuff from other events and pretending it’s this one

gedaliyah@lemmy.world on 16 Apr 2024 03:18 collapse

Just 34 of these misleading posts received more than 37 million views, according to ISD. Many of the accounts posting the misinformation were also verified, meaning they have paid X $8 per month for the “blue tick” and that their content is amplified by the platform’s algorithm.

$8 for a million views is a pretty good deal. Ex-twitter is essentially now just a troll marketplace.