{"id":4265,"date":"2022-02-27T12:30:27","date_gmt":"2022-02-27T17:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.charleswmoore.org\/wordpress\/?p=4265"},"modified":"2022-02-27T12:36:07","modified_gmt":"2022-02-27T17:36:07","slug":"fight-against-disinformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.charleswmoore.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/2022\/02\/27\/fight-against-disinformation\/","title":{"rendered":"fight against disinformation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before you share something that is sensational<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/holden\/status\/1496889691936727042?s=20&amp;t=kzaynZ3g-nkOeNcTyAIODw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">use \u201cSIFT\u201d<\/a><\/strong>: Stop, Investigate the source, Find better coverage, Trace the claims to the original source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The disinformation goal is to confuse and overwhelm us with so many falsehoods and contradictory messages that we no longer know&nbsp;\u2014 or even care&nbsp;\u2014 what is true or false and to discourage us from acting. It\u2019s up to us not to let them. Or worse: to do their work for them. Don\u2019t help them pollute the information space by repeating their lies&nbsp;\u2014 not even their words. Deny them an audience. Don\u2019t give them any oxygen. Just 100% ignore. Even&nbsp;\u2014 especially!&nbsp;\u2014 if you\u2019re outraged: step away. Go for a walk, have a coffee, cuddle your pets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s how to avoid spreading propaganda inadvertently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The DON\u2019Ts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>DON\u2019T engage<\/strong> with lies\/disinfo\/propaganda. Deny them an audience by not giving them <em>any<\/em> traction. That means:<\/li><li><strong>DON\u2019T retweet<\/strong> lies\/disinfo\/propaganda <sup>1<\/sup><\/li><li><strong>DON\u2019T quote-retweet<\/strong> lies\/disinfo\/propaganda <sup>1, 2<\/sup><\/li><li><strong>DON\u2019T like<\/strong> lies\/disinfo\/propaganda <sup>1<\/sup><\/li><li><strong>DON\u2019T reply<\/strong> to lies\/disinfo\/propaganda \u2014 not even to correct them <sup>1, 3<\/sup><\/li><li><strong>DON\u2019T link<\/strong> to lies\/disinfo\/propaganda <sup>1, 4<\/sup><\/li><li><strong>DON\u2019T cross-post<\/strong> lies\/disinfo\/propaganda between social media platforms <sup>5<\/sup><\/li><li><strong>DON\u2019T use their hashtags<\/strong> \u2014 unless you are sure you can outnumber them with your own message <sup>1, 6<\/sup><\/li><li><strong>DON\u2019T use their words<\/strong>, terms, frames, concepts <sup>6<\/sup><\/li><li><strong>DON\u2019T reinforce<\/strong> associations between things that in reality have no connection <sup>6<\/sup><\/li><li><strong>DON\u2019T repeat<\/strong> lies\/disinfo\/propaganda \u2014 not even to counter them <sup>6<\/sup><\/li><li><strong>DON\u2019T tag or @mention<\/strong> the account if you absolutely must fact-check or report about it <sup>1<\/sup><\/li><li><strong>DON\u2019T follow<\/strong> accounts that post or regularly spread lies\/disinfo\/propaganda <sup>1<\/sup><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The DO\u2019s<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>DO flood the zone<\/strong> with <em>your<\/em> narrative and with positive truths (not denials of untruths)<sup>7<\/sup><\/li><li><strong>DO repeat truths<\/strong>, and keep repeating them, a thousand times<\/li><li><strong>DO amplify<\/strong> independent, unbiased, high-quality journalism<\/li><li><strong>DO unfollow<\/strong> accounts that post or regularly spread lies\/disinfo\/propaganda<\/li><li><strong>DO mute<\/strong> accounts that post or regularly spread lies\/disinfo\/propaganda <sup>8<\/sup><\/li><li><strong>DO block and report<\/strong> accounts that reply to your tweets with intentional lies\/disinfo\/propaganda<\/li><li><strong>DO call out lies<\/strong> and hold officials to account \u2014 but in a responsible way: use our do\u2019s and don\u2019ts<\/li><li><strong>DO use screenshots<\/strong> of posts, articles, videos \u2014 <em>ideally watermarked \u201cfalse\u201d<\/em> \u2014 but only if you absolutely must fact-check or report about them<\/li><li><strong>DO provide context<\/strong> if you absolutely must fact-check or report about lies\/disinfo\/propaganda<\/li><li><strong>DO use the \u201c<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GeorgeLakoff\/status\/1068891959882846208\" target=\"_blank\">truth sandwich<\/a>\u201c<\/strong> technique (see below) if you absolutely must fact-check or report about lies\/disinfo\/propaganda<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All the information presented here is from the below site and all credits go to Win Without War.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-win-without-war wp-block-embed-win-without-war\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"DMka4a9FaL\"><a href=\"https:\/\/winwithoutwar.org\/policy\/fake-news-in-a-time-of-war\/\">Fake News in a Time of War<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Fake News in a Time of War&#8221; &#8212; Win Without War\" src=\"https:\/\/winwithoutwar.org\/policy\/fake-news-in-a-time-of-war\/embed\/#?secret=DMka4a9FaL\" data-secret=\"DMka4a9FaL\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before you share something that is sensational use \u201cSIFT\u201d: Stop, Investigate the source, Find better coverage, Trace the claims to the original source. 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