A video which features Ron DeSantis that includes a symbol often associated with neo-Nazi groups has been met with outrage after it was allegedly retweeted by his campaign team.

  • SangriaFerret@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    "Newsweek has not been able to verify if it had been shared, or the account from which the clip was retweeted from. ’

    So… They just published this article without confirming that it even happened? I’m not doubting that it did because it seems pretty on brand but you would think a major news outlet would make sure before they publish an article stating it did.

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      11 months ago

      News gotta go fast, 24 hour news cycle and still not enough time for all of it. Fact checking? That’s for losers, and if you’re not first you’re a loser.

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          It’s unfortunate how successful this propaganda is, but it makes sense.

          It’s well produced content with a catchy song. It’s normalizing hate through meme culture and radicalising impressionable people.

          Similarly, I believe this documentary talked about qanon and right wing hate groups using similar tactics on facebook, instagram and other “normie” social media, not just the 4chan incel cave, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feels_Good_Man

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        Take my angry upvote; it’s true; getting there first matters more than getting it right for those views. They maybe go back and edit later.

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      11 months ago

      Was hoping we could do better here at not just sharing and upvoting articles based on titles, but this is already in my TopDay, so…