“Portal Kombat” also targets Germany and Poland

France uncovers a vast Russian disinformation campaign in Europe::undefined

  • Tristaniopsis@aussie.zoneEnglish
    1007·
    9 months ago

    Wait?!! RUSSIA?!?!?

    Misinformation campaign?!?!

    Surely some mistake?!?!

    That would be SO unlike them!!!

    • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.worldEnglish
      453·
      9 months ago

      DISinformation. The difference is that misinformation might or might not be intentional, whereas disinformation is organised intentional misinformation with specific goals in mind.

      Not that I blame you for getting it wrong, mind you, since most media outlets consistently do.

      • Tristaniopsis@aussie.zoneEnglish
        31·
        9 months ago

        Apologies. Late night sloppiness. I support your correction. After I posted it I thought the same thing but couldn’t be arsed changing it.

        • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.worldEnglish
          13·
          9 months ago

          No worries, I’ve made worse late night sloppiness mistakes myself. Just last night, I accidentally called Janet Yellen Secretary of State in stead of Secretary of the Treasury.

          To make matters worse, I actually looked up whether Yo Yo Ma is a cellist or violinist for the same comment, but neglected to double check Yellen’s title while I was on Wikipedia anyway 😄

    • Drewelite@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
      1·
      9 months ago

      When you think about scammers that send fishing emails and stuff, it’s similar. Should we be surprised when we click on sketchy links and get scammed? No. Should we stay on top of reporting the issue and ensuring that more people aren’t scammed? Yes.