Propaganda to Social Media: Misinformation in a Time of Crisis

Social media disinformation, misinformation and online hoaxes are key weapons of the 21st century. But how much of this is new, given that populations throughout history have been susceptible to rumours and misinformation in times of crisis? For example, under Stalin, an entire cottage industry for the manipulation of images was used to a spread disinformation throughout the Soviet Union. Author and broadcaster Nina Schick delves into this topic.

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[sisyphusvasilias]

Good idea to use a video about Propaganda to push Propaganda, very Meta.

[ingridlinbohm]

Who decides whether the intention is bad or not ? How can you know the intent ? Just because I disagree with another person's information doesn't mean they have a bad intention. They clearly think they have a good reason to inform one way or another even if I don't agree with them. The only person who I may believe has a bad intention is a person who knows the truth but communicates the opposite. I have to be able to prove that a person knows the truth in the first place before I impute good or bad intentions to them. People can even delude themselves when their axioms are unknowingly wrong.

[mmoore]

Thank you so much for this!!! Shared on @OpenMediaOne Telegram channel.

[francismausley]

There's good press and bad press... "Those which strive to speak only that which is truth, which hold the mirror up to truth, are like the sun: they light the world everywhere with truth and their work is imperishable. Those who play for their own little selfish ends give no true light to the world and perish of their own futility." – Abdu’l-Baha, Star of the West, Baha'i Faith

[zionne]

Fact checkers in the first screen.. you already know this video will be ironic.