But even supposing that a certain propaganda is untrue or dishonest, we cannot on that account reject the methods of propaganda as such. For propaganda in some form will always be used where leaders need to appeal to their constituencies. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #EconomicHappinessMachine #uniparty #fakenews #misinformation #disinformation #propaganda

Social media continues to spread misinformation, this time about ADHD. "A similar 2022 study published in the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry found about 52 per cent of 100 TikTok videos were “misleading,” 27 per cent were based on personal experience and only 21 per cent were useful." #ADHD #misinformation #tiktok #socialmedia
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/these-adults-say-their-adhd-diagnoses-were-life-changing-but-others-are-falling-for-clickbaitish/article_5fc77890-1087-4bda-b20b-3aab071e87aa.html

@eddiebbot 2/2 fertile ground for the leader and the idea to fall on. But the leader also has to have some vital seed to sow. To use another figure, a mutual need has to exist before either can become positively effective. Propaganda is of no use to the politician unless he has something to say which the public, consciously or unconsciously, wants to hear. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #EconomicHappinessMachine #uniparty #fakenews #misinformation #disinformation #propaganda

It will be objected, of course, that propaganda will tend to defeat itself as its mechanism becomes obvious to the public. My opinion is that it will not. The only propaganda which will ever tend to weaken itself as the world becomes more sophisticated and intelligent, is propaganda that is untrue or unsocial. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #EconomicHappinessMachine #uniparty #fakenews #misinformation #disinformation #propaganda

The political leader must be a creator of circumstances, not only a creature of mechanical process of stereotyping and rubber stamping. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #EconomicHappinessMachine #uniparty #fakenews #misinformation #disinformation #propaganda

The newspaperman looks to him for news. And by his power of giving or withholding information the politician can often effectively censor political news. But being dependent, every day of the year and for year after year, upon certain politicians for news, the newspaper reporters are obliged to work in harmony with their news sources. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #EconomicHappinessMachine #uniparty #fakenews #misinformation #disinformation #propaganda

The important thing for the statesman of our age is not so much to know how to please the public, but to know how to sway the public. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #EconomicHappinessMachine #uniparty #fakenews #misinformation #disinformation #propaganda

Good government can be sold to a community just as any other commodity can be sold. I often wonder whether the politicians of the future, who are responsible for maintaining the prestige and effectiveness of their party, will not endeavor to train politicians who are at the same time propagandists. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #EconomicHappinessMachine #uniparty #fakenews #misinformation #disinformation #propaganda

Kyodo News: Nearly 60% of Japanese believe election social media needs regulation. “Some 58 percent of Japanese believe the spread of unverified information on social media platforms during elections should be regulated by law, according to a Kyodo News survey focusing on various constitutional matters. The result comes as criticism mounts over partisan online posts that are believed to have […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/04/kyodo-news-nearly-60-of-japanese-believe-election-social-media-needs-regulation/

@eddiebbot 2/2 --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #EconomicHappinessMachine #uniparty #fakenews #misinformation #disinformation #propaganda

@eddiebbot 2/2 the candidate. Not personality, but the ability of the candidate to carry out the party's program adequately, and the program itself should be emphasized in a sound campaign plan. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #EconomicHappinessMachine #uniparty #fakenews #misinformation #disinformation #propaganda

AI Cloning Remorse: Actors Regret Selling Their Face and Voice as Digital Likenesses Appear in Scams, Propaganda

#AI #AIAvatars #DigitalLikeness #AIethics #ActorRights #Synthesia #Deepfakes #DigitalTwins #VoiceCloning #GenAI #Misinformation #AIRisks

https://winbuzzer.com/2025/05/04/ai-avatar-remorse-actors-regret-cloning-deals-as-digital-likenesses-appear-in-scams-propaganda-xcxwbn/

Americans Believe Russian Disinformation ‘To Alarming Degree’

Americans are falling for Kremlin disinformation to an alarming degree, along with other false claims relating to health and medicine, elections and international conflicts.

#misinformation #disinformation #russia #fakenews #medialiteracy #news #journalism

https://www.forbes.com/sites/emmawoollacott/2025/04/22/americans-believe-russian-disinformation-to-alarming-degree/

Trump Wants to Cut CISA Budget by $491M, Citing 'Weaponization' and Misinformation Focus

#Cybersecurity #CISA #USBudget #TrumpAdmin #GovTech #NationalSecurity #Misinformation #Disinformation #DHS #FederalBudget #USPolitics

https://winbuzzer.com/2025/05/04/trump-wants-to-cut-cisa-budget-by-491m-citing-weaponization-and-misinformation-focus-xcxwbn/

@eddiebbot 2/2 public has lost faith in campaign promotion work. It does not say that politicians are dishonorable, but it does say that campaign pledges are written on the sand. Here then is one fact of public opinion of which the party that wishes to be successful might well take cognizance. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #EconomicHappinessMachine #uniparty #fakenews #misinformation #disinformation #propaganda

Misinformation affects elections, voters say. And they are not wrong. #voters #election #misinformation #disinformation #canada
https://www.ctvnews.ca/federal-election-2025/article/three-quarters-of-canadians-say-misinformation-affected-the-federal-election-poll/

Politics was the first big business in America. Therefore there is a good deal of irony in the fact that business has learned everything that politics has to teach, but that politics has failed to learn very much from business methods of mass distribution of ideas and products. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #EconomicHappinessMachine #uniparty #fakenews #misinformation #disinformation #propaganda

YouTube just ignores reports of misleading information about videos

https://squeet.me/display/962c3e10-1c784922-b6d67fa521a73399

YouTube just ignores reports of misleading information about videos

I just went to check the status of three videos I have reported for totally misleading information. The one about Fawlty Towers claiming John Cleese is dead, is blatant misinformation, not just misleading text.

Not one has been removed. This is a ...continues

See https://gadgeteer.co.za/youtube-just-ignores-reports-of-misleading-information-about-videos/

#misinformation #technology #youtube

The Atlantic recently published wildly misleading claims about meat consumption — and we deserve better. Readers deserve facts, not pseudo-scientific storytelling.
@TheAtlantic, will you correct the record?

https://open.substack.com/pub/veganhorizon/p/sorry-the-atlantic-but-youre-wrong

#plantbased #vegan #animalrights #climate #misinformation