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This post from one of the most respected meteorologists in the South (James Spann) is very disheartening, but I think most representative of the MASSIVE disinformation environment on the birdsite (ex-Twitter) and Facebook. I've seen a lot of this from MANY disaster and weather folks over on what-was-Twitter (which they really should abandon, it's literally a get-whacked-in-the-face-by-trolls farm).

(ps. his bashing of the left is his attempt to avoid being labeled as a "liberal" by his red state viewers, IMHO).

https://spann.substack.com/p/weather-disasters-politics-and-mental

“For years as vice president, Harris has been quietly laying the digital groundwork behind the scenes — meeting with young voters, social media influencers and several grassroots organizations. Now, with less than 90 days until the November election, the Harris campaign has made subtle shifts to capitalize on the momentum around her candidacy — and translate her growing social media following into votes.”

@CNN meets the young team running Kamala Harris’ social media presence, but can they turn likes into votes at the ballot box?

https://flip.it/BFeR.4

For the second time in <2 wks, a doctored video of MVP #KamalaHarris has spread widely on #ElonMusk’s #SocialMedia platform #X.

A video known as a “#deepfake” that was posted on X on Sat *appears* to show #Harris repeating herself over & over again, using a crude audio rendering made to seem like Harris is struggling to finish a complete sentence.

#ElectionInterference #law #disinformation #FarRight #propaganda #Moderation #InternetManipulation

1/ When surveys ask academics to self-describe their political leanings, we get the familiar result that the vast majority lean left. When an algorithm analyzes their #Twitter posts, we still find a left-leaning majority but we also find more centrists and conservatives than the surveys do.
https://www.chronicle.com/article/actually-there-are-more-conservatives-on-the-faculty-than-you-think-study-finds
(#paywalled)

#Academia #Politics #SocialMedia
@academicchatter