Super-sized misinformation isn’t new, but it’s getting worse
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Major media outlets are mostly owned by conservative (often far right wing) billionaires and independent media is mostly dead. Twitter went from being a major source of important news to a cesspool thanks to Elon Musk buying it. TikTok celebrities and others concoct and film stories and narratives that aren’t even real but act like they are. The internet in general and social media in particular are a huge part of most of our lives and so much of what we get just isn’t true.
Super-sized misinformation isn’t new, but it’s getting worse
Super-sized misinformation isn’t new, but…
Super-sized misinformation isn’t new, but it’s getting worse
Major media outlets are mostly owned by conservative (often far right wing) billionaires and independent media is mostly dead. Twitter went from being a major source of important news to a cesspool thanks to Elon Musk buying it. TikTok celebrities and others concoct and film stories and narratives that aren’t even real but act like they are. The internet in general and social media in particular are a huge part of most of our lives and so much of what we get just isn’t true.