Many of the misleadingly labeled videos were shared by verified users on X, who are eligible for monetization of their content.

Misinformation about Israel and Hamas is spreading on social media::As one of the largest invasions in 50 years unfolded on the streets, sea and skies over Israel, misinformation about the assault proliferated on social media.

  • TheMurphy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    221·
    1 year ago

    So because it's on social media, it belongs in technology? This belongs in news, world or politics.

    • sweetchildintime@lemmy.worldEnglish
      51·
      1 year ago

      Yeah, just because something utilises technology doesn't mean it belongs in a technology community.

      Also, social media spreading misinformation hardly even counts as news these days.

    • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3717·
      1 year ago

      We'd need to wait for someone like the BBC to get in there.

      And Israel was already killing a lot of journalist before this on Israeli land, so I don't expect a big rush.

      If they try to report from the Palestinian side, they're at constant risk of being bombed. And who knows if Hamas would try to use them as human shields indefinitely.

      It'll be a while before we know details.

      And acting like what videos do come out are reflective of the entire situation is crazy. One of the biggest parts of propaganda is taking isolated incidents and presenting it as widespread

      • treefrog@lemm.eeEnglish
        201·
        1 year ago

        And acting like what videos do come out are reflective of the entire situation is crazy. One of the biggest parts of propaganda is taking isolated incidents and presenting it as widespread.

        Thanks for mentioning this. I think a lot of people think propaganda means to lie But it's more about shaping the narrative. Choosing what information propagates.

        Your comment was an excellent reminder.

      • Otter@lemmy.caEnglish
        10·
        1 year ago

        And acting like what videos do come out are reflective of the entire situation is crazy. One of the biggest parts of propaganda is taking isolated incidents and presenting it as widespread

        Yep, or taking clips of unrelated incidents (older / from other parts of the world / from fictional media) and suggesting that's what's happening right now. Some of the atrocities we're hearing about ARE real, and spreading fake stories/clips does not help any side. There's also the risk that sharing a very recent clip will put someone in that clip in harms way.

        So agreed, as curious as we are to know more, we aren't the priority. Hopefully everyone caught up in this find safety

        • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
          42·
          1 year ago

          It's just frustrating that in 2023 people still don't get this.

          Like, we've all went through at least a solid decade of it happening online. By now everyone should be better than this at picking out propaganda.

          And I think a big part is most countries/organizations have paid teams whose job is to go online and intentionally not understand it.

          They're "time sinks" to make people too tired to keep explaining this 1,000 times a day

      • tony@lemmy.hoyle.me.ukEnglish
        8·
        1 year ago

        Al Jazeera has people reporting from the palestinian side, so it is possible… Actual details, obviously neither side is going to leak… we'll be fed propoganda from both sides until it's over and probably after too.

      • ???@lemmy.worldEnglish
        22·
        1 year ago

        And who knows if Hamas would try to use them as human shields indefinitely.

        Curious, has Hamas ever kidnapped journalists?

        • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
          22·
          1 year ago

          Hard to find relevant results off a search, but I wouldn't be surprised.

          And even if they never have, shits about to get a lot crazier than it ever has.

          Any foreign journalist going to this conflict has bigger balls than I ever will

          • ???@lemmy.worldEnglish
            33·
            1 year ago

            A world dangerous to journalists is a world dangerous to everyone.

      • Void_Sloth@lemmy.worldEnglish
        37·
        1 year ago

        "Israel was already killing a lot of journalist before this on Israeli land"

        Do you have a source for this, because it seems like you're doing exactly what this article is talking about and spreading misinformation on social media

  • AutoTL;DR@lemmings.worldBEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:

    As one of the largest invasions in 50 years unfolded on the streets, sea and skies over Israel, misinformation about the assault proliferated on social media.

    In one instance, a widely circulated video of an Israeli airstrike was said to show a retaliation to Saturday's surprise attack by Palestinian group Hamas, which has left hundreds dead.

    “BREAKING: Israeli Air Force is striking terror targets in Gaza,” read the caption of the video, which was shared on Facebook and social media platform X.

    Meanwhile, both fighting parties turned to social media and tech platforms to engage in information warfare.

    The group instead has turned primarily to the messaging platform Telegram to distribute its content and saw colossal follower growth on Saturday.

    And while they may have released these videos in hopes of rallying other Palestinians to launch attacks, it's more likely to draw the international community to Israel’s side,” said Jonathan Lord, senior fellow and director of the Middle East Security Program at the Center for a New American Security, a think tank in Washington.

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