• Tryptaminev
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    2 months ago

    You know what would greatly help against this sort of disinformation? If established media outlets actually reported factually on the issue, instead of taking sides. While there is ample evidence in form of videos out of peaceful student encampments being attacked by pro zionist white supremacist mobs, CNN talks about zionist Jewish students feeling unsafe, and claiming there was violence form the peaceful protestors. Of course without any video to back it up and of course blatantly ignoring all the videos that everybody below 50 is seeing on social media.

    The US mainstream media has been terribly biased, as was the british mainstream media. I think the only one who top this are the German media outlets, in particular the public ones, that are straight up denying realities since Oct. 7. What you see now of every peaceful anti-genocide protest being denounced as antisemitic? That has been going on here nonstop since Oct. 7 but also against all Palestine protests since a few years.

    They aren’t just losing the narrative because of social media being more attractive to younger people. They are losing it, because what people see and don’t see is blatantly different to the lies they are telling.

    • acargitz@lemmy.ca
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      2 months ago

      Thank you, yes, exactly. The reason why right wing extremist/fascist talking points often sound convincing is because they usually have some kernel of truth, that they then twist to their agenda.

      Western Media has failed spectacularly to report faithfully and objectively for decades. They have been sucking up to their economic and political overlords, shooting their own credibility in the foot. This has created a weakness that their opponents to the right are loving to exploit, be that US alt-facts/Maga Republicans, European neofascist “identitarians” or putinist ultranationalists.