7.18.2020

This may be a little geeky but…

Fake flag burning at Gettysburg – Stars & Stripes

It shows that in an era of heightened sensitivity about disinformation campaigns carried out by foreign nations, bad-faith actors with far fewer resources can also manipulate public discourse and affect events in the real world.


…it seems essential information, given we're only halfway through a sure-to-get-nastier national election year. "Fake news" may be a shibboleth but "fake information" is a real concern.

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