#misinfomation /

[cynicalclassicist]

Another social media outlet failing. Trump's lies continues to be spread around.

Payton Armstrong, Jack Winstanley, Noah Dowe, Ben Van Bloem, and Kayla Gogarty at MMFA:

After rolling back its election misinformation policy last year, YouTube allowed right-wing media figures to undermine confidence in the 2024 election results even before any votes were cast, with streamers asserting that “the only way this election can be won from the left is if it's stolen,” suggesting that “illegal ballots” might be “slipped in” in Pennsylvania, and claiming that Democrats are trying “to rig and steal the election” including with an “illegal alien push.”

In December 2020, after states certified their election results, YouTube began removing content with false claims that widespread fraud had changed the outcome of the election, but the platform reversed that policy in June 2023, saying that it would “stop removing content that advances false claims that widespread fraud, errors, or glitches occurred in the 2020 and other past US Presidential elections.” (The decision was cheered by right-wing media.) Over the last year, right-wing creators have exploited YouTube’s policy rollback, especially in the months leading up to the 2024 presidential election. In July, for instance, Media Matters reported that after becoming co-chair of the Republican National Committee in March, Lara Trump repeatedly engaged in election denial on her show that streams on YouTube.  Right-wing podcaster Steven Crowder even acknowledged the policy change during an August stream on the platform, saying, “Here’s another way that they try to steal this election from you. And we’re allowed to say that on YouTube now, which is great.”

New Media Matters study finds hundreds of videos on YouTube with election misinformation

In a new study, Media Matters reviewed YouTube content streamed or uploaded between May 1 and August 31 by 30 right-wing channels or channels that hosted notable right-wing figures. We found 286 videos — totaling at least 44 million views and including at least 93 monetized videos — that contained misinformation about the 2020, 2022, and/or 2024 elections. 

According to our study, former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani was the most prolific election misinformer, accounting for 77 of the 286 videos, and right-wing streamer Benny Johnson had the most videos that we observed with preroll ads. We found that in the two months after WABC canceled Giuliani’s radio shows (May 10 through July 12), he relentlessly claimed on YouTube that the 2020 election was “stolen” and Democrats were “going to cheat” in the 2024 election. More details on these findings can be found here.

We also found Johnson pushed election misinformation in dozens of monetized YouTube videos from May through August. These videos — which each included preroll ads, paid promotions, and/or Super Chats — have earned millions of views. More details on these findings can be found here.

YouTube permitted numerous right-wing pundits spew out content undermining the confidence of the 2024 election results to push out nonsense about “stolen” and “rigged” elections.

See Also:

MMFA: YouTube is profiting from Benny Johnson’s election misinformation

MMFA: YouTube has provided a home for Rudy Giuliani's election denial after WABC canceled his radio shows

[mimeepossum]

I have an ideaaaaaaaaaa

[papirouge]

i haven't bothered reading a Vigilant Citizen article since a while because this site has become a dumb anTi wOke conspiracy sperging right wing echo chamber rehashing the exact same talking points again and AGAIN ("look at this celebrity hiding their eyes - ILLUMINATI" #groundbreaking)

but the comments on the "Don't Blink Twice" article truly shows how much of a cesspool of imbecility the "truther" community has become

....or you can see it as RAPE VICTIMS taking bloody revenge on their abusers, but of course race/anti feminism obsessed weirdos like VC & his crowd had to be muh gEndeR wArs. like- IDK, if you don't want to see women oppose/kill men when they fight back against rape, be mad against men representing 95%+ of sexual predators. DUH. Those people ALWAYS complain about woke and how is doesn't show/represent reality, but the moment there's a realistic display of rape culture suddently they lose their shit & whine about anti-men propaganda...

Also VC is once again sneakily pulling out misinfo in his content because there's actually a gay man who's a sexual victim (of the character played by Christian Slater) and in that assault the women avenge him by attacking his rapist too (it's also interesting how he's taking a misdirected bullet (and dies) while the women tried shoot their rapists - an interesting symbolic of the position of gay men being collateral damages (this time literally) in the sexual violence discourse... but VC was wayyy too much hellbent to go "women fighting men is anti white man agenda" to clock this subtle innuendo)

"there's a rape scene in this movie - how about I shoe horn my obsession with trans people for some reasons?"

only a psychopath would see a Black woman being raped by a White man & be like "THATS ANTI WHITE RACISM!!!"

POC kills White man on media = anti white agenda = a problem POC is being raped by a White man = racist POC saves White man on media = also a problem (also racist)

[fancytube064]

bro...

[mich-al]

so to my understanding close enough got cancelled at season 3, so there is no fourth, but that didn't stop someone from editing it into existence on the otherwise reliable fan wiki...

you can tell that the beginning was copied. there's a fictional cast for new characters

here's "Development", i assume the person copied passages from the article of season 3

it becomes more obvious when looking at the episodes list, someone tried copying it but seemingly did not understand formatting and just kinda left it

there's articles for 3 of these episodes, one being about it snowing in LA, which to me means that the person writing this is not a native english speaker. here's a bit from "Candice Date".

there are some parts like "the following night" or "is at first excited to see" that tell me the person google-translated these or something but was still confident enough in their abilities to not do that with the rest. the article also has a picture of gus:

[moniquill]

I'm quoting user @shallow-between-stars because this is from a thread with unhelpful and judgemental commentary upthread. This is valid and important information from a person trained in this, vetted by another person (me) who is trained in this. I hold a degree in developmental psychology for clinical work with adolescents, and spent 8 years working at group home for kids removed from their families due to abuse and neglect who needed help to process before either reunifying with family or going into foster care.

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Okay. I'm trained in this.

You need to be providing age-appropriate sexual education to children from as young as you possibly can.

When kids are really young this looks like "Yes, that's mummy's vagina. Please leave the bathroom because it is rude to be in the bathroom while mummy is using the toilet. Mummy is placing her boundary, sweetheart, and you need to respect that."

"Yes, daddy does have something different to mummy. What daddy has is called a penis. Yes (mummy/daddy's penis/vagina) is the same as you."

You will notice here that I use the anatomical terms for these body parts. That is for a reason. It helps your child if something does happen better be able to disclose, exactly, what has happened to them. You do not want your child trying to disclose using words such as "secret pocket" or "hidden flower" or "willie" as this can obfuscate meaning. Imagine, if you will, Maisie trying to disclose that Coach Asshole touched her sexually by saying "Coach Asshole stuck his stick into my secret pocket," to a teacher or family friend who does not know that those words are euphemisms. Maisie has tried to disclose, but has been unsuccessful because she does not have the language that she needs.

Now, next.

Children, especially girls, can start going through puberty young. Like, really young. I have taught 9 year olds who menstruate. We need to be teaching these children about their bodies. We need to be teaching boys about the bodies of people who menstruate. There is so much misinfomation amongst grown cismen about menstruation because they are not taught it in school.

We also need to teach children about consent and bodily autonomy from as young as possible. This sets them up that even if they do, unfortunately, suffer abuse of this form they are vocal in their protestations and are more likely to disclose than children who have been taught to accept that adults can do whatever they want to a child's body. Granny kissing little Maisie on the cheek doesn't look that different to Coach Asshole calling his girls at gymnastics "Special girls" and kissing/touching them inappropriately, especially to a child (who, usually, have a much less refined emotional radar and both will cause them to shut down and just accept what is happening. You want your kid to be able to say "No, what you are doing/did to my body is wrong.")

So.

How should adults behave around children?

Firstly - my golden rule of interacting with children is If you have nothing to hide, don't hide anything.

This means when you are interacting with children you always do so in an area where you will easily be visible if another adult happens to walk by. No closed doors, try to minimise rooms without windows, have another adult present.

The reason you are doing this is to make it flag as strange and unusual to a child if an adult tries to get them alone. Safe adults do not do that. By making sure you are transparent in your behaviour, the child is more likely to flag something being wrong when someone is not transparent. You are equipping the child with skills to protect themselves.

They will also be more likely to disclose to another adult that an adult was trying to get them alone.

Secondly - No secrets.

(There is a little bit of an exception to this rule but to begin with, no secrets.)

This leads back to transparency. A safe adult will not ask a child to keep a secret from another adult. If Uncle Jeff is telling Nancy to keep "our little secret" when he gives her extra dessert, then Nancy is prone to believe that keeping a secret from another adult is something she's supposed to do when Uncle Scumbucket asks her to keep his inappropriate fondling of her as "our little secret." Children who see secrets as unusual are more likely to disclose that an adult told them to keep something a secret.

This is also important as grooming usually starts as "we need to keep you getting this special treat as our little secret." Uncle Jeff giving Nancy more icecream out of the goodness of his heart looks a lot like Uncle Scumbucket giving Nancy candy and lollies and extra screentime in an effort to get her to like him and Uncle Scumbucket's secrets are going to move on to "Sit on my lap today, honey, but don't tell your mother. Remember, this is our little secret." And eventually to Uncle Scumbucket asking Nancy to keep sexual activities as "our little secret."

You do not want children thinking that safe adults keep secrets.

Thirdly - this ties in a little with secondly but Teach your child the difference between a safe secret and an unsafe secret.

If you are unsure of the difference yourself -

A safe secret:

Does not hurt anybody by the keeping of it, including yourself.

Is usually accompanied by a feeling of excitement

Has an end date where everyone will become aware of the contents of the secret.

A safe secret is a surprise birthday party, a camping trip, a surprise trip to disneyworld, pizza!

An unsafe secret:

Can hurt someone and can hurt to keep

Is accompanied by a feeling of nervousness or dread or shame

does not have an end date. The secret is ongoing.

You can see how Uncle Scumbucket's secret is unsafe, but also how Uncle Jeff's secret is unsafe because Uncle Jeff's secret does not have an end date. Uncle Jeff's secret is unsafe because it is priming Macy to see Uncle Scumbucket's secret as reasonable, which leads back to the grooming discussed above.

Lastly, and this is very important -

'Protecting' children from having access to sexual education actually does them an injustice.

We do not live in a perfect world.

Bad things can and do happen to children, with depressing frequency. Get me drunk sometime and I'll tell you what I'm legally allowed to disclose of the stories where terrible shit has happened to children I have cared for.

Pretending that they don't happen means that if they do happen, children are unable to recognise and respond appropriately. You are making your child less equipped to protect themselves, not more.

Children who are taught age-appropriate sexual education from a young age are so much less likely to be in a situation of sexual violence than those who are not taught age-appropriate sexual education. Children who are taught age-appropriate sexual education are more likely to disclose if something does happen to them, than children who are not.

Protect your kids.

And for God's sake teach them the words 'penis' and 'vagina/vulva'

I am adding a link about the importance of teaching kids about consent (and why it doesn't have anything to do with sex or a loss of innocence - it's about making sure that kids don't get hurt and don't hurt others out of ignorance)

[spitinsideme]

yeah so I figured this would be funny to make have fun lol

WOAH !!!! you made it authentic .. real looking ... i deel like im loking dirctly at demin ragaths twitter accounr where she sprads misinfomation and starts arguments tor fun ... woah ...

[spot-the-antisemitism]

Is it? I really could not tell if it was. I thought they were seriously defending woman respecter and her rad fem friends

also I'm aware that she's simping for Peters and that her parasocial clinging to swift is different.

Like I'm mocking her for hypocrisy but let's remember this woman is a rancid transphobe and 2goldensnitches blocked me for not being enough of a transradfem which means I was a bit too uppity in supporting non binary and intersex people and lost a mutual over months

I can judge their media tastes as a treat ok?

The above would be more valid of take if you weren’t an even more pathetic drama loving fandomite than me

Who thinks Anime is worse than AI art and all men are rapists

Is a parasocial swiftie

Girlie you are as insufferable as the snyderbros you hate

OWN IT

[lilacella]

I once more collected my top 10 of this month's tumblr ads:

10. LUSCIOUS EYES AWAIT

Tbh I really just added that for the title. This looks fine. But THE EYES AWAIT ME! I love that actually!

9. CLASSIC CURTAINS!

This is great on so many levels. The choice of the english word "classic" combined with the german "Vorhang" makes it sound like it's a name. Like you're saying "Ah, that's such a thing Vorhang would do 😂, Classic Vorhang!"

But also. This is the most boring and unenticing curtain I have ever seen. I'm so glad the website "FILZKÖNIGIN.ch" (felt queen) made an ad for that!

8. PROTECT YOUR PSYCHE

Desinformation and AI-made opinion skewing are omnipresent. Find out how to protect yourself!

So. This ad is warning me of the effects of AI. But is also using a clearly ai generated image to advertise their website.

Well that really is irrationalspace.at of them.

Mental Resiglience Against Against Misinfomation 🫡

7. AGE WITH ENERGY!

Another ai generated image.

What is that thing on the left supposed to be? A discoloured tomato? An apple?? And who is their friend? A misshapen orange bell pepper I assume? One that is also impossibly tall next to the tiny slice of orange at its feet!

I'm not super sure I would trust these two with my health, to be totally honest!

6. DISCOVER FORT WILLIAM

Experience the past come alive? No thank you I'm already doing that and I don't like it! No need for another siege in the mix!

5. HIDDEN MANIPULATION TACTICS

This is just icky. Stop showing me ads for incel books thank you.

4. RETHINKING CAPITALISM

Wtf is this. What is organkc capitalism?? What is this ominous bilblically accurate-angel-like shape made up from what appears to be dollar bills?

Is it the ghost of capitalism, trying to hunt down the ghost of communism in their eternal, horrible dance?? It it organic? What is going on??

3. DO YOU HAVE SOME TIME FOR ME?

With the eternal calendar from the Art Deco you can plan the dates until doomsday. A unique technological marvel just in this shop!

The title line is equivalent to the first line of the song 99 Luftballons so it always starts that song in my head but also - planning my day until doomsday??

And on what?? What is depicted does not look like a calendar but rather like some type of paperweight??

I do not see anything that screams technological marvel about this but maybe I'm just not Art Deco enough for this.

2. MARRIAGE TRENDS IN PAKISTAN

W- Why is that an ad? I am not sure I need to told by a website, I imagine that young Pakistani woman have the same reasons not to get married than european ones?

This is so random, I love it.

1. THE GREEN BARON NOT ON THE EXCAVATOR BUT ON THE VULCAN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GREEK EARTHQUAKE AREA...

I have SO many questions about this.

Who is the green Baron? Why do we seem to usually expect him to be riding an excavator? What is he doing on that vulcan? What is that map?? What are all the dots on the map? Which of them is the green Baron?

10/10 confusing and a worthy first place for this month!

[maryhadalittlehobby]

Recap of my experiences at the IWTV Premiere April 30, 2024

I found out about if from one of the most unlikiest sources. A person I thought was an even bigger fandom lurker than myself😅 I wasn't even gonna ask but I said fuck it, maybe they know someone who knows someone. And they did but said people were under ndas. Initially said they couldn't say but then last minute said they believe they knew where it was going to be.

I didn't say anything because 1) I didn't want them or their friend to get in trouble by spreading the info. 2) possibly spread misinfomation if that wasn't the place and 3) nobody asked lol

I thought I would just show up and see what I could see. In the past I have done this at a Walking Dead premiere. At that event it turned out that they had a lobby full of props that anyone could enter and take pics of. They even had walkers roaming around. Then the kicker-I got into that TWD premiere TICKETLESS by pure accident! So why not fuck around and find out again.

I put on a "closet cosplay" of Claudia in the upcoming yellow dress using all stuff I already owned and headed out.

I walked up to Mckittrick hotel, asked if there was a standby or waiting list but the person said they didnt know. There was a lot of important looking people surrounded with guards double checking lists and whatnot so I gave up that angle and loitered around with the other 15 or so fans who found the location too hoping to just see a glimpse of our favs.

Didn't have to wait to long as one by one they started showing up. The first one I noticed was Delainey and she slayed in that black sheer number. She was soft-spoken and a little shy but took her time and signed/took pictures with all the people who were there. Not sure if she knew I was cosplaying Claudia but she did compliment my contacts.

I had all my pics on motion video so if I didnt like the actual pic there was a few frames of vid to pick from as well. The actual video is a bonus! Too bad I can only link 1 video here but a lot of vids are on my IG in the highlight. Same name!

Then Sam came. As soon as he exited the car the wind blew his hair back and I lost my train of thought. He is pretty and his eyes are a lighter shade of blue than they look in pics. Also he is blonder! And so slim! The suit they had him in was a fun nod to vintage suits.

He too complimented my contacts! In the vid he is asking me questions about them but as soon as I take the pic another fan was yelling his name and grabbed his attentionl. Not mad lol I probably would have gotten less coherent the more I talked😅

Jacob showed up soon after-all smiles. What a cutey. He was damn near falling in the garbage they had us lowly non invites next to trying to contort this way and that to sign and take pics. Again-so small! And he too complimented my contacts😁 if the suit would have been properly tailored( the pants looked to long!) It would have been slay

Not gonna lie I kinda blacked out after meeting Sam so my memory with jacob is fuzzy.

Assad and Luke arrived together shortly after but got whisked away pretty quickly so I didn't get a pic with them. Eric was the very first to arrive and despite me being there I missed him too.

But I was sooo happy getting the unholy family little else mattered. I contemplated waiting after but I was BUZZING with adrenaline and starving lol. My fandom plug said she did come after and met EVERYONE and their momma. Cast and crew alike and they were still happy to engage even after their long night❤️

Finally Fang Gangers, please do not repost/ reupload/ or screenshot anything of mine as your content. Linking back / sharing is ok.

🖤🧛🏾‍♀️

[dandysworldandfriends]

Hello Everybody!

This is the official account for the Crossover AU of Dandy's World: And Friends!

So, what is this AU about?

This is basically the same continuity of the Roblox game except with a twist, the Ttte characters are Dandy's World Toons!

Each Ttte Character will have a Toon version and a Twisted Version!

Toon Profiles:

Thomas

Edward

Henry

Gordon

James

Toby

Duck

Donald

Douglas

Oliver

Emily

Rebecca

Henrietta

Hannah

Diesel

Twisted Profiles:

Twisted Thomas

Twisted Edward

Twisted Henry

Twisted Gordon

Twisted James

Twisted Toby

Twisted Duck

Twisted Donald

Twisted Douglas

Twisted Oliver

Twisted Emily

Twisted Rebecca

Twisted Henrietta

Twisted Hannah

Twisted Diesel

Random DWAF Elevator Interactions:

#1

Also, there will be no DW Ships! Sorry to all of the shippers, but this AU is primarily focused on trying to expand on the little lore that the game have to offer us.

Therefore, all of the DW Characters are automatically AroAce. However, there are some exceptions like Yatta, who is a Pansexual AroAce Toon.

There will be LGBTQIA+ Headcanons! Please be respectful.

Ttte Ships are allowed!

NO MISINFOMATION ABOUT ANYTHING RELATED TO DW AND TTTE!!!!

DO NOT SHIP ANYTHING THAT INVOLVES TOODLES, PEBBLE OR COAL (Pebble x Coal is okay)

Have fun! - Mod V

[theromaboo]

Two weeks ago, I was not excited for the Ides of March because I was worried that all sorts of misinfomation would be flying around and stuff. But I am having so much fun now. You guys are all so nice

[domina-honoribila]

Hey, I understand that doctors spreading misinfomation is a terrible thing, specially when it can lead to unborn babies dying. However I don't think wanting them shot is a normal thing, and even if it was an exaggeration or a joke and I´m just so dumb I don't get it, it just doesn't sit right with me to say things like that. I used to think the phrase "what would jesus do" was cringy, but seeing how some christians behave online, I think we should be asking ourselves that question more. Who knows, it might be just me who can't reconcile the image of Jesus dying for sinner with the image of Jesus shooting sinners with a gun. As someone who is not American, I just have to tell you you guys do a terrible job trying to break the stereotype of gun loving psychos who just want to shoot eachother.

It was certainly an exaggeration, but doctors who abuse their position to harm people in the interest of a malicious agenda need to reconsider their actions. Or be removed from those positions. I don't much care how they are removed, to be honest. I despise the medical profession. It has turned a sacred calling into an industry farming human misery for profit.

[review-anon]

(Suddenly Iroha has a hallucination of a handsome man hitting on her and asking her out on a date and not even Mikado’s magic break her out of her trance)

Oooo yes Mr. Hugh Man take me away~

She's completely out of it, Mikado can you please free her?

Alas Miss Magorobi I can't as she seems to be in a deep trance.

I'm not worried she's a waste of space anyway, now do we know if-

*Suddenly Bonzi Buddy comes back*

HELLO VOIDS AND KOKICHI OUMA. I HAVE COME BACK WITH NEWS.

Oh have you what is it?

THE NURSES ARE GONNA DISCHARGE YOU TODAY SO YOUR PLANS TO RUIN CHRISTMAS CAN GO ON UNHINGED. I HAVE ALSO SPREAD MISINFOMATION TO YOUR ENEMIES SO THEY DON'T KNOW IF YOU WILL BE DISCHARGED.

Today is the day we ruin Christmas?

AHAHAAHAHAAHAHA YES! And just in time too as Christmas Eve is the BEST time to do so as if its ruined now, there is no time to recover, it will be forever ruined!

Indeed so and Mr. Buddy do you know who is standing guard?

THE ASSIGNED GUARDS ARE TENKO CHABASHIRA AND J MORENO.

Tenko? Are you kidding me? She can hit hard!

Chabashira's one of your classmates isn't she?

Yes and she's so annoying as she keeps going on about "Male Degenerates" and I hate to admit it, but she can throw you down quite hard.

Because of that, Mr. Makunouchi you will be in charge of subducing and Mr. Ouma can help as he has knowledge on her.

I can handle J...in some universes I have a terrible relationship with her mother and that could work in my favour.

Plus I got some lovely intel on Marebelle that I could use to help with dealing with Moreno.

We can deal with the guards even without Iroha helping us!

And the fact we can leave now means we don't need to wait to be discharged...

*Mikado starts to get out of bed and using his magic, undoes the straps holding Hajime down so he gets up*

Thanks...that was suffocating...

IF YOU WANT, I CAN DISTRACT THE GUARDS AND ALLOW YOU TIME TO GET OUT OF THE HOSPITAL AND GET THE DROP ON THEM.

Yes yes do that!

Christmas...will fall!

[samspicturesandwords]

posts nothing but emotional misinfomation about a country you are too lazy or bigoted to research. Oh, and the same photo of a hermit crab over and over. Your brain stopped developing in the 7th grade.

I have spent countless hours over the last few months studying the situation in Palestine - both the present ethnic cleansing and the decades of atrocities. I've been interested in this topic for years before October 7th too, so I'm not new to this. Last night, I went to an educational talk given by a former Zionist who is now involved in activism and solidarity with the oppressed people of Palestine. And yeah, I have taken a lot of pictures of hermit crabs - what of it? They're cool little creatures.

[amazingmagda]

oohh, pleasee, the fury, the disgust, the anger at spreading misinfomation, those p[easants!