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goldkirk · 2 months ago

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I don’t know how to explain any more clearly that it doesn’t MATTER if it seems legitimate to you. You have got to fact check every single headline and post and claim on the left just like you need to do on the right.

The left is NOT immune to misinformation and rushed reporting. And the more emotionally polarizing or shocking the talking points, sound bytes, and headlines are, the worse it is and more frequently it happens.

Learn to verify through multiple independent sources. If you can’t do that, you can’t trust it.

If you have to wait extra hours for the real information to come through vetted channels—NOT just one individual somewhere everyone links to, and not just one single media source either, EVEN if it’s a major news network—thats just how it has to be. What news outside of genuine local disasters near you TRULY needs your outrage and post-sharing in the next hour specifically?

Misinformation works best by not seeming like misinformation and by fitting in with the rest of what you already expect to see. It doesn’t help anyone to not be able to recognize and avoid the stuff.

#hey little star whatcha gonna queue?#and before I get any angry anons saying I’m making the argument that both sides are the same #I am not. and nowhere did I say that #and if your immediate reaction to any amount of criticism of leftist spaces or communication #is knee jerk outrage and defensiveness #this is an invitation to explore why that is for you.#this isn’t about anyone on here this is from conversations I’ve had with a few people IRL who have shared leftist misinformation a lot #so if you’re feeling attacked by this post and I haven’t directly spoken to you multiple times about misinformation with you responding bac #this isn’t. a vague post. about you. okay?#I cannot reiterate enough THIS IS AFTER IRL INTERACTIONS NOT A CAL OUT VAGUEPOST #and as one final note. IF YOU FOLLOW PEOPLE. WHO CONSTANTLY USE. THE MOST INFLAMMATORY WORDING CHOICES POSSIBLE.#YOU SHOULD NOT FOLLOW THOSE PEOPLE NO MATTER WHAT THEY TALK ABOUT.#no one communicating in true good faith to ALL PEOPLE about facts uses loaded language more than occasionally #the sooner you learn that the better. and that really starts narrowing down the pool of who you want to actually listen to (while still #verifying anything they tell you)#get higher standards!!!! and read some books or watch lectures about actual effective communication to broad groups without using tribalism #and also. anyone on the left trying to convince you of massive efforts and conspiracies that are anti everything #is also wrong 99% of the time and not a good source to listen to #never EVER assume conspiracy when it can be more simply explained through either #ignorance obliviousness incompetence financial greed or misunderstandings #the end. I’m really done this time. I’m just sick of seeing so many people fall prey to this #shh katie #cult escapee #politics and current events #don’t get swept up in the constant tsunami of performative online activism #election 2024 #world events

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