Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p>It’s So Easy To Fool People — <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Misinformation</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Myths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Myths</span></a> Abound</p><p><a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/08/12/its-so-easy-to-fool-people-misinformation-myths-abound/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cleantechnica.com/2025/08/12/i</span><span class="invisible">ts-so-easy-to-fool-people-misinformation-myths-abound/</span></a></p>
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"The NSA Audited The 2024 Election, Kamala Harris Won"
Stop with this nonsense now, it's been debunked, it serves no good believing in fantasies like these.
"... for many residents, the prospect of federal troops surging into neighborhoods represented an alarming violation of local agency. To some, it echoes uncomfortable historical chapters when politicians used language to paint historically or predominantly Black cities and neighborhoods with racist narratives to shape public opinion and justify aggressive police action."
https://apnews.com/article/trump-washington-dc-takeover-race-39388597bad7e70085079888fe7fb57b
#racism #disinformation #misinformation
AP News · Trump's DC police takeover echoes history of racist narratives about crimePresident Donald Trump's rhetoric in his federal takeover of Washington police echoes that of conservative politicians going back decades who've denounced American cities with majority non-white populations or progressive leaders as crime-ridden and in need of outside intervention. The Republican president has taken control of Washington’s law enforcement and ordered National Guard troops to deploy onto the streets of the nation’s capital. Guard troops arrived at their Washington headquarters Tuesday. Trump argues the extraordinary move is a response to a public safety crisis. Advocates in Washington's Black community say they'd been preparing for a potential federal crackdown since 2020, when Trump deployed U.S. troops during racial justice protests after George Floyd's killing.
Becoming a competent outsider:
"To become competent outsiders, students need to learn how science produces reliable knowledge."
A brief introduction by @ct_bergstrom Daniel R. Pimentel & Jonathan Osborne. The link in the article to UC Berkeley's Sense & Sensibility & Science course provides more in-depth resources. https://sensesensibilityscience.berkeley.edu/
sensesensibilityscience.berkeley.eduSense & Sensibility & Science | Sense & Sensibility & Science
to get out ahead of some possible misinformation that's permeating Bluesky: apparently an American musician is claiming that his Tesla Cybertruck has been remotely deactivated by Tesla. There are claims (including from Tesla Motors, who knows how much we trust them) that this did not happen and he is playing a publicity stunt. There are good reasons and bad reasons not to buy a Tesla; misinformation is always a bad reason to do most things. #lang_en #Misinformation #TeslaTakedown
"“If Brazil makes strides in its regulation, it could inspire other countries…” said Francisco Cruz, a law professor
#Brazil, led by the Supreme Court and Justice Moraes, has taken some of the most aggressive steps of any country in tackling online #misinformation, saying it undermines the country’s #democracy.
If tech companies succeed in influencing Brazilian regulation, the #tariffs could deliver a major, if quieter, victory for the American leader and his allies."
The New York Times · Brazil Clamped Down on Big Tech. Trump’s Tariffs Could Change That.
#Discovery and #Virality 
#Algorithms powered by #AI identify viral trends and surface news faster than humans, amplifying the speed at which stories spread globally.
#Misinformation 
#AItools help platforms detect #fakenews, flag content, and promote credible sources, but challenges remain in balancing accuracy and freedom of speech.
#Engagement 
AI analyses #userbehaviour to optimise headlines, timing, and content types, keeping audiences engaged.
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US health secretary Kennedy, who has promoted anti-vaccine misinformation and demonized the CDC, waits until the day after a deadly shooting at CDC to publicly respond.
The shooter lived in Kennesaw, GA, a city with an ordinance requiring #gun ownership. (look it up)
Disinformation + hateful rhetoric + gun ownership creates a path that will eventually lead to violence.
"Early reports indicate the gunman was motivated by vaccine disinformation, which continues to pose a dangerous threat to public health and safety."
- Union representing CDC staff
(archive)
https://archive.ph/riFWx
#misinformation #disinformation #criticalthinking #publichealth #antivaccine #CDC #gunviolence #Kennedy #antivaxxer @publichealth
Ars Technica · RFK Jr. posted fishing pics as CDC reeled from shooting linked to vaccine disinfo
Jerome Adams, Former surgeon general: The #CDC shooting must be a wakeup call
We need better discourse, leadership, and action to protect public health workers
"This tragedy is not an isolated event. It is a dire reflection of ever-escalating threats public health workers face in a climate increasingly shaped by #misinformation, politicization, and inflammatory rhetoric."
#health #RFK #antivax #Disinformation
https://www.statnews.com/2025/08/09/cdc-shooting-anti-vaccine-violence-rhetoric-public-health-workers/
STAT · Former surgeon general: The CDC shooting must be a wakeup call“When influential figures amplify falsehoods, they legitimize the anger that leads to violence,” writes former Surgeon General Jerome Adams.
BBC Science Focus Magazine · ‘Your brain isn’t fully formed until you’re 25’: A neuroscientist demolishes the greatest mind myth | BBC Science Focus MagazineWhether you are young or old, your brain is always changing.
"A union representing workers at the CDC said the incident was not random and 'compounds months of mistreatment, neglect, and vilification that CDC staff have endured.' It demanded federal officials condemn vaccine misinformation, saying it was putting scientists at risk."
AP News · Union wants statement against COVID vaccine misinformation after CDC shootingA Georgia man who had blamed the COVID-19 vaccine for making him depressed and suicidal has been identified as the shooter who opened fire late Friday on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters, killing a police officer. The 30-year-old suspect, who died during the incident, had also tried to get into the CDC’s headquarters in Atlanta but was stopped by guards before driving to a pharmacy across the street and opening fire, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press on Saturday. The American Federation of Government Employees, Local 2883, is calling for heightened security and a strong statement condemning vaccine misinformation from federal officials.
Older people of today, specifically in the West --are by no means #elders or even wiser. They've just had more time to double down on growing more ignorant.
‘Selling lies, not truth’: Student calls out celebrity and influencer over ‘misleading’ endorsement at Youth Parliament https://www.inbella.com/1201256/selling-lies-not-truth-student-calls-out-celebrity-and-influencer-over-misleading-endorsement-at-youth-parliament/ #ArtificialIntelligence #AryaOjha #CelebritiesNews #EthicalQuestions #influencers #misinformation #politicians #StudentCallsOutCelebritiesEndorsement #ViralVideo #YouthParliament #YouthParliament2025
How the Rapid Spread of #Misinformation Pushed #Oregon #Lawmakers to Kill the State’s #Wildfire Risk Map
https://www.propublica.org/article/oregon-wildfire-risk-map-rural-homeowners
ProPublicaHow the Rapid Spread of Misinformation Pushed Oregon Lawmakers to Kill the State’s Wildfire Risk Map
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#FYI #USA #MicrobeTV #BeyondTheNoise #MASA #MakeAmericaSaneAgain #RFKjr #vaccinate #vaccines #antivax #antivaxx #disinformation #misinformation #antiscience #fascism #stopfascism #VincentRacaniello #PaulOffit
"One new member of the CDC vaccine advisory [...]calling 250 a 'modest' number of deaths."
Excuse my raised voice, but as long as we just covardishly excuse every covert or open malice, we're are complicit!
NEVER LET ANYONE WITH A PSYCHIATRIC DISORDER GET POWER!
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/11/labour-immigration-small-boat-crossings-reform-uk. "Immigration has been a fixture of Britain’s #political #discourse for so long, it now feels, like Voltaire’s god, that if the issue did not exist, we would have to invent it. What would our #politics look like, what would the broad majority of Britain’s #media do with themselves, without #immigration? It has become such a feature of the country’s political #culture, it amounts to a sort of #historical exhibit... [conjoined by] #misinformation."
The Guardian · Here’s the truth about Britain’s immigration hysteria: Starmer and co have whipped it up to get cheap votes
#CDCshooter blamed #COVIDvaccine for #depression; union demands statement against #misinformation
www.10tv.comBefore you continue to YouTube
So #39c3 will be called E-Bikes!
#misinformation #powercycles