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CW: Transphobia, racism
One thing that has cropped up is that people are claiming that the safety interests of black people and #Queer and #trans people are not aligned.
This is untrue. A request for additional comms functionality is not a safety tool. Black people have also requested Block Party. #missedQuotePost
This is a classic attempt to set minorities against each other promoted by fash using #DivideAndRule
I'm busy right now. Don't @ me.
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@SallyKent Perhaps more apropos is that the #UKgov claim folk on ‘ #LegacyBenefits ‘ could not be given any #Covid19-support, unlike able-bodied citizens, because their computer-system couldnæ cope, is arguably untrue: they could have upped the #ChristmasPayment from £10 to an annualised equivalent. Ditto in re making a one-off payment for extra #energy costs, which again fit & healthy folk receive, but long-term #disabled &/or sick do not!
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@SallyKent Perhaps more apropos is that the #UKgov claim folk on ‘ #LegacyBenefits ‘ could not be given any #Covid19-support, unlike able-bodied citizens, because their computer-system couldnæ cope, is arguably untrue: they could have upped the #ChristmasPayment from £10 to an annualised equivalent. Ditto in re making a one-off payment for extra #energy costs, which again fit & healthy folk receive, but long-term #disabled &/or sick do not!
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@SallyKent Perhaps more apropos is that the #UKgov claim folk on ‘ #LegacyBenefits ‘ could not be given any #Covid19-support, unlike able-bodied citizens, because their computer-system couldnæ cope, is arguably untrue: they could have upped the #ChristmasPayment from £10 to an annualised equivalent. Ditto in re making a one-off payment for extra #energy costs, which again fit & healthy folk receive, but long-term #disabled &/or sick do not!
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It has come to our attention that there have been rumors circulating about the possibility of the CIA murdering #FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried while he is in prison. :blobcatpolicepeek:
We want to assure the public that these rumors are completely untrue. The CIA does not engage in activities of this nature, and we condemn any suggestions to the contrary.
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I hate that #HMGov Ministers continue to get away with saying things like this and having them signal-boosted verbatim by the media. This statement is demonstrably untrue.
They are literally the Government. They would not “have” to pay for it that way. They would be choosing to.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/nurses-strike-ambulances-steve-barclay-b2243389.html #UKPolitics #NursesStrike #NHS #Healthcare
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Is Steve Barclay, Health Secretary, so out of touch that he doesn't know that it's been almost impossible to get an ambulance if you call for one way before any strikes take place. To blame the health workers today is an absolute disgrace.
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CW: 1/4 Brexit trade: UK food and drink names protected in Japan
Last weekend it was “#SwissStyle” trade deal. Today it's “#JapanUK”.
The British government oversold the deal. Does the trade data now prove that the claims were untrue?
Lots of comments elsewhere on why the headline is misleading too. "Brexit blow: exports to Japan slump after ‘landmark’ free trade deal" https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/nov/26/brexit-britain-japan-trade-deal-exports-slump
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CW: 1/4 Brexit trade: UK food and drink names protected in Japan
Last weekend it was “#SwissStyle” trade deal. Today it's “#JapanUK”.
The British government oversold the deal. Does the trade data now prove that the claims were untrue?
Lots of comments elsewhere on why the headline is misleading too. "Brexit blow: exports to Japan slump after ‘landmark’ free trade deal" https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/nov/26/brexit-britain-japan-trade-deal-exports-slump
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CW: 1/4 Brexit trade: UK food and drink names protected in Japan
Last weekend it was “#SwissStyle” trade deal. Today it's “#JapanUK”.
The British government oversold the deal. Does the trade data now prove that the claims were untrue?
Lots of comments elsewhere on why the headline is misleading too. "Brexit blow: exports to Japan slump after ‘landmark’ free trade deal" https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/nov/26/brexit-britain-japan-trade-deal-exports-slump
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CW: 1/4 Brexit trade: UK food and drink names protected in Japan
Last weekend it was “#SwissStyle” trade deal. Today it's “#JapanUK”.
The British government oversold the deal. Does the trade data now prove that the claims were untrue?
Lots of comments elsewhere on why the headline is misleading too. "Brexit blow: exports to Japan slump after ‘landmark’ free trade deal" https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/nov/26/brexit-britain-japan-trade-deal-exports-slump
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CW: 1/4 Brexit trade: UK food and drink names protected in Japan
Last weekend it was “#SwissStyle” trade deal. Today it's “#JapanUK”.
The British government oversold the deal. Does the trade data now prove that the claims were untrue?
Lots of comments elsewhere on why the headline is misleading too. "Brexit blow: exports to Japan slump after ‘landmark’ free trade deal" https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/nov/26/brexit-britain-japan-trade-deal-exports-slump
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Why is there so much #misinformation spread by very popular #influencers?
Well, that is what it takes to reach the top. Influencers who are not bound by #truth can optimize their #content for #engagement, they have more degrees of #freedom to create engaging #information products. 🔽
Thus the most engaging #content online produced by the most successful influencers is almost always #untrue.
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Yesterday, a #socialMedia and political #commentor appeared on #RT's #BoomBust program, and namedropped #Gab as "entirely independent run, including their payment processors".
But its untrue. Gab is #Cloudflare.
This was framed in relation to #Parler, which they identified as being attacked by #Amazon and #Apple, but Cloudflare is among the most #monopolistic and predatory in tech.
The commentator who made this false claim is #LaurenChen.
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Yesterday, a #socialMedia and political #commentor appeared on #RT's #BoomBust program, and namedropped #Gab as "entirely independent run, including their payment processors".
But its untrue. Gab is #Cloudflare.
This was framed in relation to #Parler, which they identified as being attacked by #Amazon and #Apple, but Cloudflare is among the most #monopolistic and predatory in tech.
The commentator who made this false claim is #LaurenChen.
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A quotation from Teddy Roosevelt
He had not learned that the majority in a democracy has no more right to tyrannize over a minority than, under a different system, the latter would have to oppress the former; and that, if there is a moral principle at stake, the saying that the voice of the people is the voice of God may be quite as untrue, and do quite as much mischief, as the old theory of the divine right of kings. The distinguishing feature of our American governmental system is the freedom of the individual; it is quite as important to prevent his being oppressed by many men as it is to save him from the tyranny of one.
Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901–1909)
Thomas Hart Benton, ch. 6 (1886)More about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/2…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #teddyroosevelt #theodoreroosevelt #autonomy #civilrights #democracy #freedom #individual #liberty #majority #personalfreedom #tyranny #tyrannyofthemajority #voxpopuli
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A quotation from Teddy Roosevelt
He had not learned that the majority in a democracy has no more right to tyrannize over a minority than, under a different system, the latter would have to oppress the former; and that, if there is a moral principle at stake, the saying that the voice of the people is the voice of God may be quite as untrue, and do quite as much mischief, as the old theory of the divine right of kings. The distinguishing feature of our American governmental system is the freedom of the individual; it is quite as important to prevent his being oppressed by many men as it is to save him from the tyranny of one.
Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901–1909)
Thomas Hart Benton, ch. 6 (1886)More about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/2…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #teddyroosevelt #theodoreroosevelt #autonomy #civilrights #democracy #freedom #individual #liberty #majority #personalfreedom #tyranny #tyrannyofthemajority #voxpopuli
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A quotation from Teddy Roosevelt
He had not learned that the majority in a democracy has no more right to tyrannize over a minority than, under a different system, the latter would have to oppress the former; and that, if there is a moral principle at stake, the saying that the voice of the people is the voice of God may be quite as untrue, and do quite as much mischief, as the old theory of the divine right of kings. The distinguishing feature of our American governmental system is the freedom of the individual; it is quite as important to prevent his being oppressed by many men as it is to save him from the tyranny of one.
Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901–1909)
Thomas Hart Benton, ch. 6 (1886)More about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/2…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #teddyroosevelt #theodoreroosevelt #autonomy #civilrights #democracy #freedom #individual #liberty #majority #personalfreedom #tyranny #tyrannyofthemajority #voxpopuli
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A quotation from Teddy Roosevelt
He had not learned that the majority in a democracy has no more right to tyrannize over a minority than, under a different system, the latter would have to oppress the former; and that, if there is a moral principle at stake, the saying that the voice of the people is the voice of God may be quite as untrue, and do quite as much mischief, as the old theory of the divine right of kings. The distinguishing feature of our American governmental system is the freedom of the individual; it is quite as important to prevent his being oppressed by many men as it is to save him from the tyranny of one.
Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901–1909)
Thomas Hart Benton, ch. 6 (1886)More about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/2…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #teddyroosevelt #theodoreroosevelt #autonomy #civilrights #democracy #freedom #individual #liberty #majority #personalfreedom #tyranny #tyrannyofthemajority #voxpopuli
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A quotation from Teddy Roosevelt
He had not learned that the majority in a democracy has no more right to tyrannize over a minority than, under a different system, the latter would have to oppress the former; and that, if there is a moral principle at stake, the saying that the voice of the people is the voice of God may be quite as untrue, and do quite as much mischief, as the old theory of the divine right of kings. The distinguishing feature of our American governmental system is the freedom of the individual; it is quite as important to prevent his being oppressed by many men as it is to save him from the tyranny of one.
Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901–1909)
Thomas Hart Benton, ch. 6 (1886)More about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/2…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #teddyroosevelt #theodoreroosevelt #autonomy #civilrights #democracy #freedom #individual #liberty #majority #personalfreedom #tyranny #tyrannyofthemajority #voxpopuli
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@faithisleaping @siege
Ah those reasonable concerns again. None of the ideological; transphobes running this campaign are unaware of the reality. It is just more important to stop #trans people existing. So alliances with anti-abortion creeps is fine: "We can always get abortion back" (going well so far).And #Labour have either wilfully or tactically accepted that the hate groups and their shills in the media speak for women in general (patently untrue as we know).
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It will be objected, of course, that propaganda will tend to defeat itself as its mechanism becomes obvious to the public. My opinion is that it will not. The only propaganda which will ever tend to weaken itself as the world becomes more sophisticated and intelligent, is propaganda that is untrue or unsocial. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #propaganda #disinformation #misinformation #fakenews #uniparty #EconomicHappinessMachine
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He went away, and you hung around
And bothered me every night
And when I wouldn't go out with you
You said things that weren't very nice___________________, and you're gonna be in trouble
(Hey-la, hey-la, ___________________)
When you see him comin', better cut out on the double
(Hey-la, hey-la, ___________________)
You been spreadin' lies that I was untrue
(Hey-la, hey-la, ___________________)
So, look out now 'cause he's comin' after you
(Hey-la, hey-la, ___________________)
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“Farage, Reform caught in lie about his £1.4m house from undeclared cash”
by Skwawkbox with The Canary
“Oh dear, Nigel and his Reform UK limited company/ party have been caught in another lie. They are desperately trying to get Farage off the hook for his undeclared £5m donation but it’s not going well. Reform claimed that he had bought a posh £1.4m house with money from his appearance on ‘I’m a Celebrity’. But that’s been exposed as untrue”
https://www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/2026/05/16/farage-reform-caught/
#Press #SocialMedia #UK #ReformUKLtd #Farage #FarRight #Lies #Donations #Undeclared
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“Farage, Reform caught in lie about his £1.4m house from undeclared cash”
by Skwawkbox with The Canary
“Oh dear, Nigel and his Reform UK limited company/ party have been caught in another lie. They are desperately trying to get Farage off the hook for his undeclared £5m donation but it’s not going well. Reform claimed that he had bought a posh £1.4m house with money from his appearance on ‘I’m a Celebrity’. But that’s been exposed as untrue”
https://www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/2026/05/16/farage-reform-caught/
#Press #SocialMedia #UK #ReformUKLtd #Farage #FarRight #Lies #Donations #Undeclared
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“Farage, Reform caught in lie about his £1.4m house from undeclared cash”
by Skwawkbox with The Canary
“Oh dear, Nigel and his Reform UK limited company/ party have been caught in another lie. They are desperately trying to get Farage off the hook for his undeclared £5m donation but it’s not going well. Reform claimed that he had bought a posh £1.4m house with money from his appearance on ‘I’m a Celebrity’. But that’s been exposed as untrue”
https://www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/2026/05/16/farage-reform-caught/
#Press #SocialMedia #UK #ReformUKLtd #Farage #FarRight #Lies #Donations #Undeclared
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“Farage, Reform caught in lie about his £1.4m house from undeclared cash”
by Skwawkbox with The Canary
“Oh dear, Nigel and his Reform UK limited company/ party have been caught in another lie. They are desperately trying to get Farage off the hook for his undeclared £5m donation but it’s not going well. Reform claimed that he had bought a posh £1.4m house with money from his appearance on ‘I’m a Celebrity’. But that’s been exposed as untrue”
https://www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/2026/05/16/farage-reform-caught/
#Press #SocialMedia #UK #ReformUKLtd #Farage #FarRight #Lies #Donations #Undeclared
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“Farage, Reform caught in lie about his £1.4m house from undeclared cash”
by Skwawkbox with The Canary
“Oh dear, Nigel and his Reform UK limited company/ party have been caught in another lie. They are desperately trying to get Farage off the hook for his undeclared £5m donation but it’s not going well. Reform claimed that he had bought a posh £1.4m house with money from his appearance on ‘I’m a Celebrity’. But that’s been exposed as untrue”
https://www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/2026/05/16/farage-reform-caught/
#Press #SocialMedia #UK #ReformUKLtd #Farage #FarRight #Lies #Donations #Undeclared
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DATE: May 14, 2026 at 08:00AM
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-------------------------------------------------TITLE: Americans systematically overestimate how many social media users contribute to harmful online behavior
A set of three studies in the U.S. revealed that Americans believe that 43% of Reddit users post severely toxic comments, while 47% of Facebook users share false news online. However, in reality, such content is produced by only 3-8.5% of users. The paper was published in PNAS Nexus.
Social media contains many posts sharing misleading or completely untrue content. There are also users who post toxic comments to other people’s posts. These are comments that are insulting, hateful, or aggressive. These two types of behavior—sharing false news and posting toxic comments—are an important issue because they hurt real people, damage reputations, and create fear or anger.
False news can spread very quickly because people often share dramatic information before checking whether it is true. Toxic comments can make online spaces hostile and discourage reasonable discussion. This behavior can also deepen conflicts between groups, because people begin to see others as enemies rather than as human beings.
What is interesting is that studies indicate that both of these types of behaviors are produced by a very small minority of users who are highly active and post prolifically. A recent study found that 1% of conflict-seeking Reddit communities produced 74% of all conflict content across the platform. Similarly, another study found that 60% of hateful speech on Twitter came from a small community of users. These findings reflect what seems to be a broader pattern across social media platforms—the majority of problematic content is produced by a small, but vocal, minority of users.
Study author Angela Y. Lee and her colleagues investigated Americans’ beliefs about how many social media users contribute to harmful content and examined the consequences of such beliefs. They hypothesized that people would overestimate the prevalence of harmful users on social media. In turn, this misperception might foster excessive cynicism about their fellow citizens. These authors suggest that when people believe that many of their fellow Americans are posting harmful content, they may develop more negative views of society and perceive greater moral decline than actually exists.
To explore this further, study authors conducted three surveys of U.S.-American adults via CloudResearch Connect, matched to national quotas on age, gender, race, and ethnicity. The total number of participants across the three surveys was 1,090.
The first study asked participants to read about two research studies that identified how many Reddit accounts had posted toxic content and how many Facebook users had posted false news on the platform. Participants then provided their estimates regarding how many social media users produced such content.
In study 2, participants read about a Google system used to detect toxic language. They also viewed 20 comments from actual Reddit users, half of which were severely toxic, and half were not. They were then asked to identify the comments the Google system would classify as toxic.
Study 3 was an experiment where participants in one condition read a text explaining how scientists found that most people never share toxic content online. This was the misperception correction condition. The other experimental condition was a control condition, where they read about how Reddit was founded. The text the control group read did not mention online toxicity. After this, participants in both conditions completed measures of social media use, cynicism, generalized trust, perceptions of moral decline, and beliefs about the kinds of content that should go viral on social media.
Results showed that, on average, participants believed that 43% of all Reddit users posted severely toxic comments and that 47% of Facebook users shared false news online. In reality, platform-level data shows that most of these forms of harmful content come from 3-8.5% of users—a small, but highly active, group.
The experiment revealed that participants in the misperception correction condition tended to see their fellow U.S. citizens as being in less moral decline compared to participants in the control condition. They also felt more positive and were more likely to understand that others do not desire harmful online content. However, there were no differences between the two groups in cynicism and generalized trust in human nature.
“Our results reveal people do not realize that most harmful content on social media is produced by a small, prolific group of users. Instead, they believe that the amount of harmful content on social media is the result of many users participating in harmful behaviors,” study authors concluded.
The study contributes to the scientific knowledge about Americans’ perceptions of social media and their users. However, it should be noted that the study only involved U.S. participants and focused on only two types of harmful behaviors on two platforms. Because of this, the findings may not fully generalize to other countries, other cultures, and other social media platforms.
The paper, “Americans overestimate how many social media users post harmful content,” was authored by Angela Y. Lee, Eric Neumann, Jamil Zaki, and Jeffrey Hancock.
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