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We were founded in 2020 to try to limit the damage caused by disinformation - without the benefit of platform cooperation, new tech, regulation or huge budgets. What could we do that would be simple and effective? 1/17
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On Monday, we released a report showing that our counter-disinfo campaigns DO have a significant impact on the factual knowledge and opinions of Passive Information Consumers. 2/17 https://t.co/ZXIAyDIZXQ

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Bad actors use a variety of bots to make their disinformation appear more popular and accepted than it is in real life. Here's how they do it. Welcome to our thread on Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior (CIB) on social media.
https://t.co/qxBcWYPWvz

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#DirtyDisinfoTrick Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior (CIB) : How bad actors use bots to make stuff look popular. #Thread 1/8

[Reality Team @RealityTeam11]

From spamming retweets and likes to mass complaint submissions, bad actors use a variety of bots to make things appear more popular or more hated. Here's how they do it.
https://t.co/qxBcWYPWvz

[Reality Team @RealityTeam11]

#DirtyDisinfoTrick Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior (CIB) : How bad actors use bots to make stuff look popular. #Thread 1/8

[Reality Team @RealityTeam11]

#Disinformation spreaders often use extensive jargon and cherry pick evidence to help sell their lies. Here are some of the ways bad actors online are lying with science.
https://t.co/5pilwYk2zV

[Reality Team @RealityTeam11]

This week’s #DirtyDisinfoTrick:
LYING WITH #SCIENCE 🧪 🧫 🧬
#Thread 🧵

[Reality Team @RealityTeam11]

Reminder: Just because they use words we don't understand doesn't make what they're saying true. Here is how bad actors lie with science to spread #DirtyDisinfo 
https://t.co/5pilwYk2zV

[Reality Team @RealityTeam11]

This week’s #DirtyDisinfoTrick:
LYING WITH #SCIENCE 🧪 🧫 🧬
#Thread 🧵

[Reality Team @RealityTeam11]

From spamming retweets and likes to mass complaint submissions, bad actors use a variety of bots to make things appear more popular or more hated. Here's how they do it.
https://t.co/qxBcWYPWvz

[Reality Team @RealityTeam11]

#DirtyDisinfoTrick Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior (CIB) : How bad actors use bots to make stuff look popular. #Thread 1/8

[Reality Team @RealityTeam11]

Bad actors will use a #RedHerring to throw us off their trail when we start smelling the crap. Here's some tips to avoid falling for the trap.

https://t.co/2x35fPvuTU

[Reality Team @RealityTeam11]

#DDT #RedHerring : An argument that distracts from the real issue at hand.
Here are ways to identify it so we don't fall for it. #Thread 1/6

[Reality Team @RealityTeam11]

Can't make it to the polls on election day? Don't worry, there are other ways to vote.
Here's our breakdown of absentee voting. https://t.co/bOo94pfxY7

[Reality Team @RealityTeam11]

The primaries for the 2022 #Elections are already underway!
Follow us @RealityTeam11 to learn more about your #VotingRights and rules.

#Thread

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Cherry picking is when someone highlights specific facts to make their point, while intentionally ignoring the facts that disprove them.
What're some examples of #CherryPicking you've seen online?

https://t.co/hcpk8RFjIM

[Reality Team @RealityTeam11]

#DDT #CherryPicking: using out of context facts is a #DirtyDisinfoTrick bad actors use to spread misinformation. Here is what we can do to make sure we don't fall for it. #Thread 1/6

[Reality Team @RealityTeam11]

Reminder: Just because they use words we don't understand doesn't make what they're saying true. Here is how bad actors lie with science to spread #DirtyDisinfo 
https://t.co/5pilwYk2zV

[Reality Team @RealityTeam11]

This week’s #DirtyDisinfoTrick:
LYING WITH #SCIENCE 🧪 🧫 🧬
#Thread 🧵

[Reality Team @RealityTeam11]

Bad actors will use a #RedHerring to throw us off their trail when we start smelling the crap. Here's some tips to avoid falling for the trap.

https://t.co/2x35fPvuTU

[Reality Team @RealityTeam11]

#DDT #RedHerring : An argument that distracts from the real issue at hand.
Here are ways to identify it so we don't fall for it. #Thread 1/6

[Reality Team @RealityTeam11]

Can't make it to the polls on election day? Don't worry, there are other ways to vote.
Here's our breakdown of absentee voting. https://t.co/bOo94pfxY7

[Reality Team @RealityTeam11]

The primaries for the 2022 #Elections are already underway!
Follow us @RealityTeam11 to learn more about your #VotingRights and rules.

#Thread

[Reality Team @RealityTeam11]

Cherry picking is when someone highlights specific facts to make their point, while intentionally ignoring the facts that disprove them.
What're some examples of #CherryPicking you've seen online?

https://t.co/hcpk8RFjIM

[Reality Team @RealityTeam11]

#DDT #CherryPicking: using out of context facts is a #DirtyDisinfoTrick bad actors use to spread misinformation. Here is what we can do to make sure we don't fall for it. #Thread 1/6

[Reality Team @RealityTeam11]

From spamming retweets and likes to mass complaint submissions, bad actors use a variety of bots to make things appear more popular or more hated. Here's how they do it.
https://t.co/qxBcWYPWvz

[Reality Team @RealityTeam11]

#DirtyDisinfoTrick Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior (CIB) : How bad actors use bots to make stuff look popular. #Thread 1/8

[Reality Team @RealityTeam11]

Bad actors use a variety of bots to make their disinformation appear more popular and accepted than it is in real life. Here's how they do it. Welcome to our thread on Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior (CIB) on social media.
https://t.co/qxBcWYPWvz

[Reality Team @RealityTeam11]

#DirtyDisinfoTrick Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior (CIB) : How bad actors use bots to make stuff look popular. #Thread 1/8

[Reality Team @RealityTeam11]

#Disinformation spreaders often use extensive jargon and cherry pick evidence to help sell their lies. Here are some of the ways bad actors online are lying with science.
https://t.co/5pilwYk2zV

[Reality Team @RealityTeam11]

This week’s #DirtyDisinfoTrick:
LYING WITH #SCIENCE 🧪 🧫 🧬
#Thread 🧵

[Reality Team @RealityTeam11]

Reminder: Just because they use words we don't understand doesn't make what they're saying true. Here is how bad actors lie with science to spread #DirtyDisinfo 
https://t.co/5pilwYk2zV

[Reality Team @RealityTeam11]

This week’s #DirtyDisinfoTrick:
LYING WITH #SCIENCE 🧪 🧫 🧬
#Thread 🧵

[Reality Team @RealityTeam11]

From spamming retweets and likes to mass complaint submissions, bad actors use a variety of bots to make things appear more popular or more hated. Here's how they do it.
https://t.co/qxBcWYPWvz

[Reality Team @RealityTeam11]

#DirtyDisinfoTrick Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior (CIB) : How bad actors use bots to make stuff look popular. #Thread 1/8

[Reality Team @RealityTeam11]

Bad actors will use a #RedHerring to throw us off their trail when we start smelling the crap. Here's some tips to avoid falling for the trap.

https://t.co/2x35fPvuTU

[Reality Team @RealityTeam11]

#DDT #RedHerring : An argument that distracts from the real issue at hand.
Here are ways to identify it so we don't fall for it. #Thread 1/6

[Reality Team @RealityTeam11]

Can't make it to the polls on election day? Don't worry, there are other ways to vote.
Here's our breakdown of absentee voting. https://t.co/bOo94pfxY7

[Reality Team @RealityTeam11]

The primaries for the 2022 #Elections are already underway!
Follow us @RealityTeam11 to learn more about your #VotingRights and rules.

#Thread