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SWBTATTReg

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26. As we all know, the Internet is a cesspool of fake information, but I like to think that most DUers are aware of this,

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Sun Jul 28, 2024, 03:01 PM

Jul 2024

and do tag the fake articles pretty quickly, before they get out of hand.

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Hey DUers... Melinda Gates did not donate $52 million to Kamala Harris, and Taylor Swift did not wear this shirt: [View all] demmiblue Jul 2024 OP

That is such an obviously stitched-up pic too. RockRaven Jul 2024 #1

No kidding. demmiblue Jul 2024 #6

serious question UniqueUserName Jul 2024 #32

This looks shopped. I can tell from some of the pixels JoseBalow Jul 2024 #38

Do you have a youtube link that might train me? UniqueUserName Jul 2024 #40

I don't have a link JoseBalow Jul 2024 #42

For starters, the sleeves around the shoulders and at the ends are ragged and stark in contrast to the background. TheRickles Jul 2024 #41

Not seeing it but. . . UniqueUserName Jul 2024 #43

That's a great suggestion, if you're not a moderator Bucky Jul 2024 #2

there r no mods, only juries. mopinko Jul 2024 #12

What I'm asking is that we put fact checking on our OWN menus. Iggo Jul 2024 #17

There we 100% agree Bucky Jul 2024 #19

. Iggo Jul 2024 #20

I was wondering about the Swift shirt. It looked a bit fishy to me. Elessar Zappa Jul 2024 #3

i dont know y some of these celebs dont sue. mopinko Jul 2024 #13

Melinda French Gates did sink $2,000,000,000 into organizations trying to advance women. GreenWave Jul 2024 #4

Unfortunately the one woman who needs advancement right now doesn't have any billionaires Bucky Jul 2024 #7

Yes, I have seen that. demmiblue Jul 2024 #10

Like the fake Dunkin Donuts owner..LOL LeftInTX Jul 2024 #5

I am a sucker, but that is about ten years youngers so was wondering. BUT... LizBeth Jul 2024 #8

Sure the Gates story is fake but the t-shirt is a meme. intheflow Jul 2024 #9

It is only a meme when it is presented as a meme. demmiblue Jul 2024 #14

Okay. intheflow Jul 2024 #25

That doesn't make it any less false when presented as fact. TwilightZone Jul 2024 #18

Hence the term "digital literacy." intheflow Jul 2024 #24

It's also worrying orange jar Jul 2024 #11

these ppl shd sue. mopinko Jul 2024 #15

I wish they could, orange jar Jul 2024 #16

they cd sue eloon. mopinko Jul 2024 #28

You can't expect people to be tech experts. Mosby Jul 2024 #21

They can research though Kaleva Jul 2024 #23

This IS real. Pence is the ONLY one who hasnt backtracked on his initial words. oldsoftie Jul 2024 #29

Agree Kaleva Jul 2024 #22

As we all know, the Internet is a cesspool of fake information, but I like to think that most DUers are aware of this, SWBTATTReg Jul 2024 #26

One would think, but fake pics/stories make the front page of DU all the time. demmiblue Jul 2024 #30

My point, eh? This pic has already been deemed fake. I hope someone tagged the pic as a fake too. SWBTATTReg Jul 2024 #31

True. demmiblue Jul 2024 #34

Yes, unfortunately. But as DUers, we on the alert, as well as the MIRT team, and tons of other DUers too. SWBTATTReg Jul 2024 #35

These posts are all over twitter by people selling the shirts. Different actors/singers/etc oldsoftie Jul 2024 #27

Yes, we need a fake info option on alerts, and fast. mahina Jul 2024 #33

That might be a fake shirt, but I want one!! msfiddlestix Jul 2024 #36

The shirt itself is not fake. I have seen it for sale on several websites, niyad Jul 2024 #48

Good to know! Thanks! n/t msfiddlestix Jul 2024 #49

Yes, to the Fake alert function SCantiGOP Jul 2024 #37

That's Becky. twodogsbarking Jul 2024 #39

This message was self-deleted by its author Cheezoholic Jul 2024 #45

I fully support a fake info alert button. That is a great idea! liberalla Jul 2024 #44

We ain't seen nothing yet. Its only gonna get better. Tech hardware has finally caught up with coding capabilities Cheezoholic Jul 2024 #46

Okay, I do not know anything about spotting fakes, but. . . having read some niyad Jul 2024 #47

This is fake, too: demmiblue Jul 2024 #50

There seems to be a common thread to these fake posts.... AZSkiffyGeek Jul 2024 #51

Well that sucks . I believed it. mucifer Jul 2024 #52