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You Can’t Fact Check Propaganda
A common media practice misunderstands the nature of its quarry.
First, since much of what skillful propagandists say will be true on a literal level, the fact-checker will be unable to refute them. Second, no matter how well-intentioned or convincing, the fact-check will also spread the initial claims further.
Jonathan D. Teubner and Paul W. Gleason
https://hedgehogreview.com/web-features/thr/posts/you-cant-fact-check-propaganda
@corlin
Well-written piece.Agree.
The problem w/propaganda is its insinuation & intentional design to capitalize on the state of mind/gestalt of intended audiences. It's designed to snowball.
To counteract propaganda, one w'd need more than correct information correctly framed; more than point-refutation. One w'd need to work on the receiver 's mindset.
Propaganda cannot be fought directly. It needs to be starved to death by systemic changes.