Members phkrause Posted October 12, 2023 Members Share Posted October 12, 2023 Illustration: Lindsey Bailey/Axios A slew of fake diplomatic responses circulating online about the war between Hamas and Israel are amplifying political divisions globally, Axios' Sara Fischer writes. Why it matters: Misinformation and disinformation about reactions to the conflict from governments could complicate actual efforts by world leaders to respond. What's happening: Misinformation refers to false or misleading information being circulated unintentionally, often by everyday people online. Disinformation is posted intentionally by bad actors with the goal of creating confusion or sowing discord. Reuters' digital verification editor, Stephanie Burnett, said her team has seen old footage of military planes "used to claim as proof that Iran had headed into the war." Case in point: In the immediate aftermath of Hamas' weekend attack on Israel, a document that had been altered to make it look like the White House designated $8 billion in U.S. aid for Israel began to circulate online. Posts about the fake document and the aid have racked up hundreds of thousands of impressions, many from users criticizing "Zionist-funded politicians" who are ignoring domestic problems at home. How it works: False reports about diplomatic responses to the war are being created simply by taking previous comments from world leaders out of context — or posting their words with misleading English subtitles. Videos are going viral that use false English captions appearing to show Russian President Vladimir Putin "warning America" that Russia will help Palestine in this conflict. But the footage is actually from a press conference Putin gave about Ukraine 10 months ago. 🐦 The X factor: Many of the accounts spreading falsehoods about the diplomatic responses from world leaders are "verified" customers of X — meaning they've paid to subscribe. CNN's open-source intelligence team editor Gianluca Mezzofiore said mis- and disinformation circulating on X is at a level "I've never seen before." Go deeper: Response by X. Quote phkrause By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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