• circularfish@beehaw.orgM
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    1 year ago

    So the attack on disinformation researchers is based on the premise that they were taking direction from the government. Which they weren’t. Atomic levels of irony here.

  • CynAq@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    A legal campaign against universities and think tanks seeks to undermine the fight against false claims about elections, vaccines and other hot political topics.

    Great idea. Give scientists studying how political bullshitting works fresh material to study. I’m sure they are trembling in their shorts in fear of this very specific research data coming their way.