When you think about scammers that send fishing emails and stuff, it’s similar. Should we be surprised when we click on sketchy links and get scammed? No. Should we stay on top of reporting the issue and ensuring that more people aren’t scammed? Yes.
Comment on France uncovers a vast Russian disinformation campaign in Europe
Tristaniopsis@aussie.zone 7 months ago
Wait?!! RUSSIA?!?!?
Misinformation campaign?!?!
Surely some mistake?!?!
That would be SO unlike them!!!
Drewelite@lemmynsfw.com 7 months ago
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 7 months ago
DISinformation. The difference is that misinformation might or might not be intentional, whereas disinformation is organised intentional misinformation with a specific goal in mind.
Not that I blame you for getting it wrong, mind you, since most media outlets consistently do.
Tristaniopsis@aussie.zone 7 months ago
Apologies. Late night sloppiness. I support your correction. After I posted it I thought the same thing but couldn’t be arsed changing it.
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 7 months ago
No worries, I’ve made worse late night sloppiness mistakes myself. Just last night, I accidentally called Janet Yellen Secretary of State in stead of Secretary of the Treasury.
To make matters worse, I actually looked up whether Yo Yo Ma is a cellist or violinist for the same comment, but neglected to double check Yellen’s title while I was on Wikipedia anyway 😄
lemmyreader@lemmy.ml 7 months ago
Respect for Yo Yo Ma the cello player 😀
7-Year-Old Cellist Prodigy Yo-Yo Ma’s Debut Performance for President JFK | The Kennedy Center
piped.video/watch?v=wiwkBFR6rW0