@REALDobieTejas Good morning Dobie! Thanks for your response. Your name (or Digital Soldiers, anyway) came up in some research I was doing and I was hoping to ask you a question or two. If you're up for a call DM me and we can figure out a time that works for you.
@REALDobieTejas Hi Dobie. I'm a journalist for the Associated Press and I'm trying to reach you for a story I'm working on. Do you have a minute to talk?
A collaborative effort between traditional journalism, content moderation, and other methods like #prebunking could help limit the spread and impact of #misinformation. Read more on the expansion of our prebunking efforts from @DavidKlepper ⤵️
Using the hashtag #diedsuddenly, online conspiracy theorists have flooded social media with news reports, obituaries and GoFundMe pages in recent months, leaving grieving families to wrestle with the lies.
My story over the weekend with @AJFichera:
https://t.co/sc6gDlz2h0
"And like the attack in the U.S., the Brazilian riots demonstrate how social media makes it easier than ever for anti-democratic groups to recruit followers and transform online rhetoric into offline action." via @DavidKlepper@APJoshGoodman
https://t.co/Az2U6VRRQO
“I love Elon Twitter so far,” tweeted a user who goes by the name Some Dude. “The chaos is glorious!” @DavidKlepper @mattoyeah https://t.co/GBmAFsxhLU
"Misleading claims about the assault spread rapidly anyway, and not just thanks to trolls in obscure internet chatrooms. The claims received a major boost from some prominent Republicans and Elon Musk, now the owner of Twitter" via @DavidKlepper
https://t.co/GSWtSI3Syx
“What is happening in Brazil, on Facebook, on YouTube and other platforms looks awfully similar to what was happening in the U.S. around the 2020 election.” Excellent look at role of misinformation ahead of Brazil's election by @dianejeantet@ap
https://t.co/vkRwXwssgO
.@DanMcKeeRI is set to announce tomorrow an e-bike rebate program named in honor of @eniedowski, our late friend who was a great reporter and someone who loved to be “out riding” (she also worked for McKee in the LG’s office for a time)
BREAKING: A jury says Infowars host Alex Jones should pay $965 million to people who suffered from the lie that the Sandy Hook mass shooting was a hoax. https://t.co/EsVsKLFnVa