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The Scariest Misinformation Truths You'll Ever Hear

That Trippi Show

That Trippi Show

Published:January 10, 2025
This might be the scariest fact we've ever seen about social media. You know it's bad, but this bad? And it explains a lot about how crazy political discussions have gotten online. 0.1% of users? No really. The amount of disinformation is staggering. And what does it do to our brains? Plus: What people miss when Trump lies. When we roll our eyes, we miss the point. And - despite the challenges in front of us - why is Joe optimistic about how we can break out of the funhouse? Read "Inside the funhouse mirror factory" here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352250X24001313 Read the Atlantic article here: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/01/january-6-justification-machine/681215/?gift=bcL26f46jRxbKrUp1kTCRFgu6En8nVf7xwPsSYEqCiU&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share And visit getrealnews.org.

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Elon Musk
Elon Musk
Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg
American billionaire business magnate, computer programmer, internet entrepreneur, and co-founder of the social media platform Facebook and its parent company, Meta, which was founded as a platform for socially-dysfunctional misogynists to rank the value to college women by their appearance.
Threads
Threads
An online social media and social networking service operated by Meta Platforms, created in 2023 as a rival to Elon Musk’s Twitter. The launch of Meta by Mark Zuckerberg resulted in a hysterical meltdown by Musk who challenged Zuckerberg to settle who is the superior male by comparing measurements of their genitals. Women around the globe collectively rolled their eyes.
Disinformation
Disinformation
False and misleading information has a corrosive effect on democracy. And it's part of their plan.

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