<nettime> Resending - Case study: information war

Resending with better links: Here is a case study of how Russian disinformation is getting picked up by US "journalists" and then amplified by the right - and I would add, the left. I've had friends on the left repeat Patrick Lancaster's lies about Ukrainian forces in Mariupol using civilians as human shields:

https://joohn.substack.com/p/deplatforming-candidates-thedcpatriot?fbclid=IwAR2nhEbPivlA5-LIzNXjvzR8JiHwWmm5L2M_xFadyyWBhwSUDD4Ib3KMhCw&s=r

If that link doesn't work, try this:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/64785032?fbclid=IwAR19MMYsDirYf0_lzvWq-8c_no4tf1vcy3Pd_T7-0YHKbSWD2V-Ticolivc

The author, Joohn Choe, is a Meta whistleblower who exposed that Facebook was still allowing fake accounts spreading disinformation.

https://whistleblowersblog.org/corporate-whistleblowers/whistleblower-alleges-meta-allows-sanctioned-individuals-to-remain-on-platforms/

Best,

Lucia

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