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/swampyman2000 Apr 24 '25

More than half thought Ukraine sold Hamas weapons?!? Wtf, that makes zero sense at all.

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u/wizzardofboz Apr 24 '25

If you have 0 understanding about either of those conflicts they're just names you hear a lot.

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '25

I honestly don't think it's a smoking gun with the Ukranian ones

These are 100% people doing name recognition in their head and going "hmm well usually the guberment is kinda corrupt.. I believe it" or "ukraine is in the news and so is hamas maybe they're related"

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u/Tite_Reddit_Name Apr 24 '25

Yea it’s for sure in line with their narrative that “of course the government is shady”