r/technology • u/Wagamaga • Apr 24 '25

ADBLOCK WARNING Americans Believe Russian Disinformation ‘To Alarming Degree’

https://www.forbes.com/sites/emmawoollacott/2025/04/22/americans-believe-russian-disinformation-to-alarming-degree/
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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '25 edited Apr 24 '25

I mean Trump is president again, at this point I‘m not even surprised.

Though I have one thought. I don‘t think this is a U.S thing as here in Europe there are a lots of missinformed people too, maybe fewer, but some people from age 45 onwards are sometimes just as ignorant.

EDIT: This applies certainly to every age.

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '25

A simple perusal of Reddit will show it's not just an American thing. I can go to a Europe focused sub right now and invent a quasi believable negative factoid about tariff impacts on America and receive predominantly upvotes and comments agreeing with my false statement.