• MinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    websites with anti-fake sections don’t smell reputable to me

    edit: i think i’m quibbling over semantics. i’d call it rus-prop or something, but ask 5 interpreters for the same thing interpreted and you’ll get 18 different interpretations.

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      4 days ago

      It’s a Ukrainian government outlet. So definitely keen to highlight anything negative about Russia.

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      4 days ago

      Can you expand on this? What does “anti-fake” mean to you, what does it mean to them? Is this something a lot of news outlets have? Is this the only one? I’ve never heard of this and I’m confused.

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        3 days ago

        See I’m confused by it too. I clicked on the link and there’s an anti fake section. Dude says it’s Ukrainian gov so I’ll give it a grain of salt but I’m not sure.

        The section is more visible on desktop than mobile, that may be the thing

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          3 days ago

          The articles under the “anti-fake” heading seem to mostly be about illuminating and countering Russian propaganda efforts, Russian disinformation campaigns, Russian media subversion, etc.

          “Anti-fake” is a term that has apparently been applied to official legislative efforts to counter propaganda, disinfo, and media subversion around the world. I hadn’t heard the term before, but I’m not seeing anything inherently suspect about it, under the circumstances.

          Maybe it’s just an appropriate response to the times.