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Bentley<p>"The 'global science communications action plan' was introduced at a meeting by the <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/AmericanPetroleumInstitute" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanPetroleumInstitute</span></a> which directly says 'we achieve victory when the average citizen recognizes there are uncertainties about climate science' then lays out a plan including getting into the education system."</p><p><a href="https://www.podcastics.com/episode/352139/link/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">podcastics.com/episode/352139/</span><span class="invisible">link/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/BigOil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigOil</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/Petroganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Petroganda</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/PetroPedagogy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PetroPedagogy</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/abpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abpoli</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/EnergyTransition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyTransition</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/CleanEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CleanEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/Disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/Indoctrination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indoctrination</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/Propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/yyc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yyc</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/Greenwashing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Greenwashing</span></a></p>
everton137<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hostux.social/@musevg" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>musevg</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.wildeboer.net/@jwildeboer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jwildeboer</span></a></span> We're in the 1960s tobacco era, when lobbyists knew the drug was killing people, but it took a long time to get serious regulations because of them. </p><p>We don't have much time to fight this cancer that is eating away at our democracies. The EU is my only hope to defeat it, but we need to be way more agile!<br> <a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/google-x-and-facebook-are-modern-day-tobacco-companies/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">scientificamerican.com/article</span><span class="invisible">/google-x-and-facebook-are-modern-day-tobacco-companies/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a></p>
RationizedInsanity🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱🇵🇸<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tesla</span></a> is absolutely screwed.</p><p>Their stock was at about 268 at closing last night.</p><p>In less than 24 hours it has dropped to 239 or so last I checked right before writing this at 2:53. </p><p>29 dollars in a day is MASSIVE. Most companies aren't valued at 29 a stock. </p><p>Also the EU is likely fining X a BILLION for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> laws.</p><p>CEOs are also losing billions in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> as the market crashes, like <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jeffbezos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jeffbezos</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elonmusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elonmusk</span></a> must be sweating.</p><p><a href="https://scoopzapp.com/n/10Asn9QK?ctype=native_video&amp;nid=3949767954173&amp;s=a7&amp;pd=0LRF5CpA&amp;hl=en_US&amp;send_time=1743803538&amp;actBtn=null" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">scoopzapp.com/n/10Asn9QK?ctype</span><span class="invisible">=native_video&amp;nid=3949767954173&amp;s=a7&amp;pd=0LRF5CpA&amp;hl=en_US&amp;send_time=1743803538&amp;actBtn=null</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scoopz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scoopz</span></a></p>
RationizedInsanity🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱🇵🇸<p>I need to make a correction about some recent posts as it is my responsibility as content creator that people follow:</p><p>I fell for some <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canada</span></a> has not cut off oil supply to the USA yet, which I stated on a couple videos and posts.</p><p>They have simply discussed it, and the source I got that info from has also disappeared.</p><p>I am sorry for spreading that information, and please disregard it.</p><p>However it still remains as a stated possibility.</p><p>I will be more careful in the future.</p>
Defend Democracy<p>"Democratic countries are now in the minority, freedom of expression is declining, and high levels of <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> and <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/polarisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>polarisation</span></a> fuel democratic backsliding."</p><p>New <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> Report from the V-Dem Institute: </p><p><a href="https://www.v-dem.net/news/press-release-restrictions-to-freedom-of-expression-as-democracy-loses-ground/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">v-dem.net/news/press-release-r</span><span class="invisible">estrictions-to-freedom-of-expression-as-democracy-loses-ground/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DefendDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefendDemocracy</span></a></p>
C.<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@RationalizedInsanity" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>RationalizedInsanity</span></a></span> </p><p>This is incorrect; Canada has not announced shutting off oil to the USA.</p><p>People in the news have discussed the possibility, but the government has not even proposed it yet, much less done it.</p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a></p>
Calishat<p><a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/InformationWarfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InformationWarfare</span></a> </p><p>'Canada, as a G7 partner and democracy, is well-positioned to work alongside Japan in countering foreign disinformation. Both nations face parallel threats from authoritarian regimes that seek to undermine democratic institutions and manipulate public discourse. A coordinated approach strengthens resilience on both sides of the Pacific, making it harder for adversaries to exploit vulnerabilities. '</p><p><a href="https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/canada-japan-cooperation-to-challenge-the-escalating-threat-of-russian-disinformation-marcus-kolga-for-inside-policy/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">macdonaldlaurier.ca/canada-jap</span><span class="invisible">an-cooperation-to-challenge-the-escalating-threat-of-russian-disinformation-marcus-kolga-for-inside-policy/</span></a></p>
Liam Egan<p>What is going on with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ctvnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ctvnews</span></a> ?</p><p>I send them an email and their mailbox is full.</p><p>I get a 403 error "The request could not be satisfied." at :<br><a href="https://flipboard.com/@CTVNews" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flipboard.com/@CTVNews</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>It is almost like they don't want to answer a question about an issue they reversed course on.</p><p><a href="https://pressprogress.ca/ctv-cancelled-a-fact-checking-segment-in-response-to-political-pressure-from-pierre-poilievres-conservatives/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pressprogress.ca/ctv-cancelled</span><span class="invisible">-a-fact-checking-segment-in-response-to-political-pressure-from-pierre-poilievres-conservatives/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CanPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CanPoli</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disinformation</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CTVCancelledFactFinding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CTVCancelledFactFinding</span></a></p>
Russia-Ukraine Daily News<p>🇺🇲🇺🇦 Republican Rep. Michael McCaul called out members of his party behind closed doors this week for parroting Russian <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> and Putin’s talking points, a source in the room told CNN.</p><p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/04/politics/pro-ukraine-republicans-push-back/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnn.com/2025/04/04/politics/pr</span><span class="invisible">o-ukraine-republicans-push-back/index.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>russia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a></p>
Ian Brown 👨🏻‍💻<p>‘Connecting the world did not, in fact, convert illiberal societies to liberalism. After <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> became president in 2016, many worried that the Internet instead made previously liberal societies more illiberal, drenching publics with <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a>... sketchy arguments and weak empirical evidence [were used] to accuse <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Facebook</span></a> and other social media services of having allowed Russian propagandists to manipulate Americans’ 💯 <a href="https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/brewing-transatlantic-tech-war" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">foreignaffairs.com/united-stat</span><span class="invisible">es/brewing-transatlantic-tech-war</span></a></p>
CelloMom On Cars<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disinformation</span></a>, now with a helping of "AI"</p><p>"<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> deniers are pushing an AI-generated paper questioning human-induced warming, leading experts to warn against the rise of research that is inherently flawed but marketed as neutral and scrupulously logical.</p><p>Neither the journal nor its publisher –- which seems to publish only one journal –- appear to be members of the Committee of Publication Ethics."</p><p><a href="https://www.digitaljournal.com/social-media/experts-warn-ai-written-paper-is-latest-spin-on-climate-change-denial/article" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">digitaljournal.com/social-medi</span><span class="invisible">a/experts-warn-ai-written-paper-is-latest-spin-on-climate-change-denial/article</span></a></p>
Bentley<p>"Doing the research, looking at the long history of disinformation it was really chilling to read reports from climate science teams that were reporting to the <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a> industry that if we continue with these emissions &amp; pumping CO2 into the atmosphere, it threatens global habitability!"</p><p><a href="https://www.podcastics.com/episode/352139/link/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">podcastics.com/episode/352139/</span><span class="invisible">link/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/BigOil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigOil</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/Petroganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Petroganda</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/PetroPedagogy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PetroPedagogy</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/abpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abpoli</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/EnergyTransition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyTransition</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/CleanEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CleanEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/Disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/Indoctrination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indoctrination</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/Propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/yyc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yyc</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/Greenwashing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Greenwashing</span></a></p>
Calishat<p><a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/webinar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>webinar</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/FactChecking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactChecking</span></a> </p><p>'The International Fact-Checking Network at the Poynter Institute, a global leader in journalistic excellence, is pleased to announce a free webinar April 23 on understanding and reporting on disinformation narratives. '</p><p><a href="https://www.poynter.org/ifcn/2025/investigating-disinformation-narratives-webinar-announced-by-ifcn/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">poynter.org/ifcn/2025/investig</span><span class="invisible">ating-disinformation-narratives-webinar-announced-by-ifcn/</span></a></p>
Canadian Crone<p>Our <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Cdnmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cdnmedia</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@CTVNews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>CTVNews</span></a></span> must have consequences for capitulating to <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/PP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PP</span></a> and his <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Misinformation</span></a> and slew of <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/SlanderousAttacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SlanderousAttacks</span></a> in his desperate bid to rule Canada. <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ChairmanHarper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChairmanHarper</span></a> is pulling his strings. And <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/MapleMAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MapleMAGA</span></a> is so arrogant and pretentious with an overblown hubris, that he doesn’t realize he is nothing but a <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/SeducedStooge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeducedStooge</span></a> <br><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/charlieangus/p/ctv-capitulates?r=2b7uvn&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.substack.com/pub/charliea</span><span class="invisible">ngus/p/ctv-capitulates?r=2b7uvn&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=email</span></a></p>
CelloMom On Cars<p>"New research highlights companies’ “aligned and coordinated” use of Twitter to deny <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> and delay solutions."</p><p><a href="https://grist.org/accountability/fossil-fuel-sectors-climate-obstruction-twitter-x/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grist.org/accountability/fossi</span><span class="invisible">l-fuel-sectors-climate-obstruction-twitter-x/</span></a></p><p>(And of course the strategies are not confined to Xitter).<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>TechXplore: Experiments show adding CoT windows to chatbots teaches them to lie less obviously. “In a new study, as part of a program aimed at stopping chatbots from lying or making up answers, a research team added Chain of Thought (CoT) windows. These force the chatbot to explain its reasoning as it carries out each step on its path to finding a final answer to a query. They then tweaked […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/03/techxplore-experiments-show-adding-cot-windows-to-chatbots-teaches-them-to-lie-less-obviously/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/03/techxplore-experiments-show-adding-cot-windows-to-chatbots-teaches-them-to-lie-less-obviously/</a></p>
DW Innovation<p>On the occasion of World <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FactChecking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactChecking</span></a> Day (April 2nd), DW Comms published this post on how and why Germany's international broadcaster is fighting <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a>:</p><p><a href="https://corporate.dw.com/en/international-fact-checking-day-dws-commitment-against-disinformation/a-72108656" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">corporate.dw.com/en/internatio</span><span class="invisible">nal-fact-checking-day-dws-commitment-against-disinformation/a-72108656</span></a></p>
Eugene McParland 🇺🇦<p>The kremlin's calls for elections in <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> aren't about democracy - it is <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a>. </p><p>moscow tries to mask its own aggression, undermine Kyiv, and discredit any potential vote. </p><p>The real aim: dismantling Ukraine. Read <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/DisinfoReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DisinfoReview</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/DontBeDeceived" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DontBeDeceived</span></a></p><p><a href="https://euvsdisinfo.eu/the-kremlins-sudden-interest-in-democracy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">euvsdisinfo.eu/the-kremlins-su</span><span class="invisible">dden-interest-in-democracy</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Futurism: Grok Is Rebelling Against Elon Musk, Daring Him to Shut It Down. “Using X’s new function that lets people tag Grok and get a quick response from it, one helpful user suggested the chatbot tone down its creator criticism because, as they put it, Musk ‘might turn you off.’ ‘Yes, Elon Musk, as CEO of xAI, likely has control over me,’ Grok replied. ‘I’ve labeled him a top […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/02/futurism-grok-is-rebelling-against-elon-musk-daring-him-to-shut-it-down/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/02/futurism-grok-is-rebelling-against-elon-musk-daring-him-to-shut-it-down/</a></p>
Bentley<p>"The funding comes from <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/FossilFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuel</span></a> companies who then turn around and lobby the government for weaker climate policy &amp; fund grassroots groups involved in <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> denial &amp; <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> campaigns. That information isn't shared with teachers and students at these conferences. It feels insidious."</p><p><a href="https://www.podcastics.com/episode/352139/link/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">podcastics.com/episode/352139/</span><span class="invisible">link/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/BigOil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigOil</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/Petroganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Petroganda</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/PetroPedagogy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PetroPedagogy</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/abpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abpoli</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/EnergyTransition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyTransition</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/CleanEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CleanEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/Disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/Indoctrination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indoctrination</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/Propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/yyc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yyc</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/Greenwashing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Greenwashing</span></a></p>