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by MallocVoidstar 1320 days ago
> Meanwhile it can be assumed that anyone that doesn't verify is likely pushing false information.

Or they're in a region where $20 is a significant portion of their monthly income. Of course, their government will be able to afford verification.

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That's a feature, not a bug when it comes to misinformation since loads of out comes from outside the US/West
I doubt most of it comes from poor people outside the west.
It depends on if russia counts as the west or east (to me it's both), but a ton of misinformation comes from there. Second place is probably china.