not real. a prank or satire. that's their dimwitted lieutenant governor's published office line. while dan patrick would support such an effort, i'm sure. he certainly wouldn't volunteer himself or his office to "man the phones".
Fediverse vs Disinformation
Pointing out, debunking, and spreading awareness about state- and company-sponsored astroturfing on Lemmy and elsewhere. This includes social media manipulation, propaganda, and disinformation campaigns, among others.
Propaganda and disinformation are a big problem on the internet, and the Fediverse is no exception.
What's the difference between misinformation and disinformation? The inadvertent spread of false information is misinformation. Disinformation is the intentional spread of falsehoods.
By equipping yourself with knowledge of current disinformation campaigns by state actors, corporations and their cheerleaders, you will be better able to identify, report and (hopefully) remove content matching known disinformation campaigns.
Community rules
Same as instance rules, plus:
- No disinformation
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Related websites
- EU vs Disinfo
- FactCheck.org
- PolitiFact
- Snopes
- Media Bias / Fact Check
- PEN America
- Media Matters
- FAIR
Matrix chat links
Yeah its an activist prank for sure. I like it.
Don't give them any ideas
I hope these keep making appearances in tourist spots. Embarrass the hell out of them
tl;dr it wasn't real. No one knows who made it. The headline is clickbait and Snopes is making advertising revenue when you click on it.