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by bitwize 840 days ago
Right-wing misinformation that can tip public opinion in favor of electing Trump or voting for Brexit. That's the danger.
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Forcing consensus upon a heterogeneous electorate raises the question of whether liberal democracy itself is the right model of governance.
So 'misinformation' about nonexistent WMDs were all ok. Despite having been propagated by the 'most trustworthy' organizations and media outlets who are today ironically being used as 'fact checkers'.
An abundance of left wing disinformation is fine though
I'm trying to learn more about what disinformation is, could you please post your thoughts under the following Ask HN post?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39554369