People who have turned to X for breaking news about the Israel-Hamas conflict are being hit with old videos, fake photos, and video game footage at a level researchers have never seen.

  • hesusingthespiritbomb@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Honestly I blame the news orgs for this.

    There are a ton of videos floating around that ARE credible. They simply aren’t getting reported on in a meaningful way. If they do get mentioned, it’s often in an extremely watered down manner that almost feels intentionally misleading.

    You also have videos that are 100 percent verifiable (or the protest videos) that are only being reported on by a few organizations, often leaving out important context.

    If the mainstream media refuses to truly engage in the situation, then people will turn to dubious sources.