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[–] remotelove@lemmy.ca 29 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Sorry, but showing pictures of guns, clothes and a motorcycle is not evidence. I don't care what the news is about or where it's from. True or not, this kind of thing needs independent reporting and third-party verification. Period.

When you see stories like this from any source, question everything. Showing pictures that confirm an existing bias is a powerful tool of manipulation, so please remember that.

Early in the Ukraine war, Russia was pushing the Nazi misinformation extremely hard. By the time fake news stories were debunked, it was too late. Russians were fully convinced that Ukraine was about to invade and old news getting debunked didn't matter.

This story is an example: https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-agents-the-sims-video-game-sting-operation-2022-4

Lets just say there are quite a few layers to the story I linked, so take it with a grain of salt. _It is just an example.