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The Israel-Hamas War Is Drowning X in Disinformation (www.wired.com)
submitted 9 months ago by HipPriest@kbin.social to c/technology@lemmy.world
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People who have turned to X for breaking news about the Israel-Hamas conflict are being hit with old videos, fake photos, and video game footage at a level researchers have never seen.

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[โ€“] prole@sh.itjust.works 18 points 9 months ago (1 children)

More like: we're all in for a bad time.

Unfortunately, their inability to discern fantasy from reality does not only affect them.

[โ€“] ICastFist@programming.dev 1 points 9 months ago

Sometimes, the fantasy is presented in a credible manner. That's the hook.