• theprogressivist @lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Newsweek cannot independently verify the authenticity of the latest recording by the pair shared on the platform Rumble, or whether it has been digitally manipulated.

    Then why the fuck are you reporting about it if you can’t factually source your information?

    • oxjox@lemmy.ml
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      4 months ago

      Because it’s Newsweek. It has not been a source of journalism for many years. It’s a clickbait tabloid that uses generative AI to write articles. It should 1000% be banned from this sub.

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      4 months ago

      Because people will believe it regardless of whether it’s been confirmed or not and they have an agenda to push and money to make…

      • PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world
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        4 months ago

        Ding ding ding. Whether or not it’s real is entirely irrelevant, because the damage is already done; Half of the voters will believe it regardless, even if it is later debunked as 100% fake.