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Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #misleading, aggregated by home.social.

  1. Title: "IBM claims world’s first sub-1 nanometer chip technology"

    Third paragraph: "It’s worth unpacking what the “world’s first sub-1 nanometer chip technology” means [...] IBM is basically claiming that its new “nanostack” architecture can deliver the computing performance improvements that would be expected if a theoretical chip could be built with physical features smaller than 1 nanometer."

    (i.e. there is no 1nm chip technology)

    #Misleading #Misleading_titles

    arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/0

  2. Title: "IBM claims world’s first sub-1 nanometer chip technology"

    Third paragraph: "It’s worth unpacking what the “world’s first sub-1 nanometer chip technology” means [...] IBM is basically claiming that its new “nanostack” architecture can deliver the computing performance improvements that would be expected if a theoretical chip could be built with physical features smaller than 1 nanometer."

    (i.e. there is no 1nm chip technology)

    #Misleading #Misleading_titles

    arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/0

  3. A French friend pointed me to an interesting #blog on #air #traffic & #climatechange : insightful data (here: bonpote.com/10-chiffres-a-conn ), #misleading style.
    Total #flights impact is less than 2%, of global #CO2 #emissions, and #EU passengers are 0,3% of it. #China alone already accounting for over 30% vs EU at 6%. We can do much better on our flights use, but the real impact comes from international #policies.
    #heat #heatwave #france #climate

  4. A French friend pointed me to an interesting #blog on #air #traffic & #climatechange : insightful data (here: bonpote.com/10-chiffres-a-conn ), #misleading style.
    Total #flights impact is less than 2%, of global #CO2 #emissions, and #EU passengers are 0,3% of it. #China alone already accounting for over 30% vs EU at 6%. We can do much better on our flights use, but the real impact comes from international #policies.
    #heat #heatwave #france #climate

  5. Afaik, the only nourishment one gets from eating so-called edible #gold is a boost to one's #ego 🤔(barring medical use cases). Our bodies do not require Au for nourishment.👇🧐

    #BangkokPost - ‘Edible gold’ controls tightened amid #misleading #claims
    "Gold leaf has had cultural significance in #Thailand for centuries, but the #edible #goldleaf #fad is a 21st century phenomenon linked to the rise of #socialmedia and #luxury #dining."🤦‍♂️
    bangkokpost.com/life/social-an

  6. Afaik, the only nourishment one gets from eating so-called edible #gold is a boost to one's #ego 🤔(barring medical use cases). Our bodies do not require Au for nourishment.👇🧐

    #BangkokPost - ‘Edible gold’ controls tightened amid #misleading #claims
    "Gold leaf has had cultural significance in #Thailand for centuries, but the #edible #goldleaf #fad is a 21st century phenomenon linked to the rise of #socialmedia and #luxury #dining."🤦‍♂️
    bangkokpost.com/life/social-an

  7. Afaik, the only nourishment one gets from eating so-called edible #gold is a boost to one's #ego 🤔(barring medical use cases). Our bodies do not require Au for nourishment.👇🧐

    #BangkokPost - ‘Edible gold’ controls tightened amid #misleading #claims
    "Gold leaf has had cultural significance in #Thailand for centuries, but the #edible #goldleaf #fad is a 21st century phenomenon linked to the rise of #socialmedia and #luxury #dining."🤦‍♂️
    bangkokpost.com/life/social-an

  8. Afaik, the only nourishment one gets from eating so-called edible #gold is a boost to one's #ego 🤔(barring medical use cases). Our bodies do not require Au for nourishment.👇🧐

    #BangkokPost - ‘Edible gold’ controls tightened amid #misleading #claims
    "Gold leaf has had cultural significance in #Thailand for centuries, but the #edible #goldleaf #fad is a 21st century phenomenon linked to the rise of #socialmedia and #luxury #dining."🤦‍♂️
    bangkokpost.com/life/social-an

  9. Afaik, the only nourishment one gets from eating so-called edible #gold is a boost to one's #ego 🤔(barring medical use cases). Our bodies do not require Au for nourishment.👇🧐

    #BangkokPost - ‘Edible gold’ controls tightened amid #misleading #claims
    "Gold leaf has had cultural significance in #Thailand for centuries, but the #edible #goldleaf #fad is a 21st century phenomenon linked to the rise of #socialmedia and #luxury #dining."🤦‍♂️
    bangkokpost.com/life/social-an

  10. Saturday, May 23, 2026

    How drones erased the front line in Ukraine, explained -- US approves $108 million HAWK missile system equipment sale to Ukraine -- Ukraine liberated 590 square kilometers of territory this year -- Putin faces rising tensions as Russian economy weakens ... and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  11. Saturday, May 23, 2026

    How drones erased the front line in Ukraine, explained -- US approves $108 million HAWK missile system equipment sale to Ukraine -- Ukraine liberated 590 square kilometers of territory this year -- Putin faces rising tensions as Russian economy weakens ... and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  12. Saturday, May 23, 2026

    How drones erased the front line in Ukraine, explained -- US approves $108 million HAWK missile system equipment sale to Ukraine -- Ukraine liberated 590 square kilometers of territory this year -- Putin faces rising tensions as Russian economy weakens ... and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  13. Saturday, May 23, 2026

    How drones erased the front line in Ukraine, explained -- US approves $108 million HAWK missile system equipment sale to Ukraine -- Ukraine liberated 590 square kilometers of territory this year -- Putin faces rising tensions as Russian economy weakens ... and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  14. SPD foreign policy expert Ralf Stegner sharply criticized the United States government's approach toward Iran. Speaking to the "Rheinische Post" on Monday, he s... news.osna.fm/?p=41551 | #news #crisis #iran #misleading #politician

  15. SPD foreign policy expert Ralf Stegner sharply criticized the United States government's approach toward Iran. Speaking to the "Rheinische Post" on Monday, he s... news.osna.fm/?p=41551 | #news #crisis #iran #misleading #politician

  16. A quotation from Carlyle

    For if a good speaker — an eloquent speaker — is not speaking the truth, is there a more horrid kind of object in creation?

    Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) Scottish essayist and historian
    Speech (1866-04-02), “On the Choice of Books,” Inaugural Address as Lord Rector, University

    More about this quote: wist.info/carlyle-thomas/732/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #carlyle #thomascarlyle #deceit #eloquence #error #ignorance #incorrectness #lying #oration #presentation #speaker #speech #truth #untruth #misleading

  17. A quotation from Carlyle

    For if a good speaker — an eloquent speaker — is not speaking the truth, is there a more horrid kind of object in creation?

    Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) Scottish essayist and historian
    Speech (1866-04-02), “On the Choice of Books,” Inaugural Address as Lord Rector, University

    More about this quote: wist.info/carlyle-thomas/732/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #carlyle #thomascarlyle #deceit #eloquence #error #ignorance #incorrectness #lying #oration #presentation #speaker #speech #truth #untruth #misleading

  18. A quotation from Carlyle

    For if a good speaker — an eloquent speaker — is not speaking the truth, is there a more horrid kind of object in creation?

    Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) Scottish essayist and historian
    Speech (1866-04-02), “On the Choice of Books,” Inaugural Address as Lord Rector, University

    More about this quote: wist.info/carlyle-thomas/732/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #carlyle #thomascarlyle #deceit #eloquence #error #ignorance #incorrectness #lying #oration #presentation #speaker #speech #truth #untruth #misleading

  19. A quotation from Carlyle

    For if a good speaker — an eloquent speaker — is not speaking the truth, is there a more horrid kind of object in creation?

    Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) Scottish essayist and historian
    Speech (1866-04-02), “On the Choice of Books,” Inaugural Address as Lord Rector, University

    More about this quote: wist.info/carlyle-thomas/732/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #carlyle #thomascarlyle #deceit #eloquence #error #ignorance #incorrectness #lying #oration #presentation #speaker #speech #truth #untruth #misleading

  20. A quotation from Carlyle

    For if a good speaker — an eloquent speaker — is not speaking the truth, is there a more horrid kind of object in creation?

    Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) Scottish essayist and historian
    Speech (1866-04-02), “On the Choice of Books,” Inaugural Address as Lord Rector, University

    More about this quote: wist.info/carlyle-thomas/732/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #carlyle #thomascarlyle #deceit #eloquence #error #ignorance #incorrectness #lying #oration #presentation #speaker #speech #truth #untruth #misleading

  21. Elon tweets: "X Chat is now encrypted!"

    X's documentation says: "We may access your messages for safety and security purposes."

    Both can't be true.

    If X can access your messages, they're NOT end-to-end encrypted.

    Full breakdown: snugg.social/en/blog/x-twitter

    #Twitter #X #Encryption #Privacy #Misleading

  22. Elon tweets: "X Chat is now encrypted!"

    X's documentation says: "We may access your messages for safety and security purposes."

    Both can't be true.

    If X can access your messages, they're NOT end-to-end encrypted.

    Full breakdown: snugg.social/en/blog/x-twitter

    #Twitter #X #Encryption #Privacy #Misleading

  23. #FACTCHECK

    Vance’s #Misleading Claims on #Housing Prices and #IllegalImmigration

    Vice President #JDVance has exaggerated the increase in #homeprices during President #JoeBiden’s time in office and has misleadingly pointed to illegal #immigration as a primary cause of a rise in prices.

    factcheck.org/2025/12/vances-m

  24. #FACTCHECK

    Vance’s #Misleading Claims on #Housing Prices and #IllegalImmigration

    Vice President #JDVance has exaggerated the increase in #homeprices during President #JoeBiden’s time in office and has misleadingly pointed to illegal #immigration as a primary cause of a rise in prices.

    factcheck.org/2025/12/vances-m

  25. HypeDetector: Based on my linguistic analysis of this WIRED article, here are the key instances of misleading language and rhetorical techniques: ## **Framing and Loaded Language** poe.com/s/X9TL4axvvGD3… (my Hype Detector bot on a story from Wired) #AI #reporting #misleading

  26. HypeDetector: Based on my linguistic analysis of this WIRED article, here are the key instances of misleading language and rhetorical techniques: ## **Framing and Loaded Language** poe.com/s/X9TL4axvvGD3… (my Hype Detector bot on a story from Wired) #AI #reporting #misleading

  27. 🧵 …der Session Messenger wird immer unsicherer und ist nicht anonym - deshalb nutzt es nicht!

    [ENG]
    »Session removes screenshot alerts citing user privacy risks:
    Session has announced the removal of screenshot alerts across all platforms, citing inconsistent behavior across devices, ineffectiveness in real-world scenarios, and the potential for misleading users into a false sense of security.«

    cyberinsider.com/session-remov

    #session #privacy #privacy #alert #screenshot #security #misleading #risk