“With the proliferation of hoaxes, conspiracy theories, doctored photos and lies that look like news, it’s inevitable: We’re all chumps sometimes.For those who are tired of it, along comes the first International Fact-Checking Day — which arrived, appropriately, on Sunday, just after April Fools’ Day.Think of it as a global counterpunch on behalf of truth.”
Source: Don’t get fooled again by bogus links, bots and pure bunk. Here’s how. – The Washington Post
“One research team found that “highly automated accounts” supporting President Trump — a category that includes both bots and cyborgs — out-tweeted those supporting Democrat Hillary Clinton by a ratio of 5 to 1 in the final days before the vote.”
This is sad failure of technology, and Twitter, and social media, that corrupts democracy.
Daniel John Sobieski is among those who adeptly use “bots” and “cyborgs” to amplify their tweets.
Source: As a conservative Twitter user sleeps, his account is hard at work – The Washington Post
Countering the Trump administration’s restrictions on public communications, unofficial Twitter accounts for the National Park Service have been tweeting facts about climate change.
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