An example of how inauthentic social media can be. LBC is a major news outlet in the UK, and they posted a video with the title “Ex-MI6 Spy insists Epstein was a Russian spy and blackmailing Trump”. The actual video, though, was an LBC presenter interviewing UK Housing Secretary Steve Reed about an urban regeneration program. Literally nothing to do with Epstein or Russia anywhere in the video, save for the presenter asking about the appointments of a UK politician exposed in the files at the end. Every single comment, though? Deflecting from Russia towards Israel.

To be clear I do not doubt Israel’s involvement. I think it’s silly to argue that other countries can’t also be involved, but that too is besides the point. My point is more how clearly absolutely none of these comments are from a person that watched the video. The unfortunate reality is that real people do engage with these comments, despite the reputation that youtube comments deservedly have, and they will have no idea that said comments have been flooded by inauthentic activity well before any humans got there.

I’m not surprised, but I don’t think I’ve ever stumbled across quite such a blatant example before

The original video has been taken down now and Wayback doesn’t seem to have caught it, but here is the link in case anyone knows something they can do with that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sY4bBbwndQc

  • technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    11·
    6 days ago

    Who cares? How do you even know that people didn’t watch the video?

    More importantly, since the video has no evidence of russian involvement and since there is overwhelming evidence of zionist involvement, people are correct to point out that the title and description are misleading.

    Why are you mad at people defending reality instead of this shitty fake video

    Deflecting

    The russians are the deflection. Unlike russians, zios are allllll over the reports.

    Have you seen anything about the reports at all?

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/international-relations/emails-reveal-epstein-s-ties-to-mossad-but-corporate-media-looked-away/ar-AA1QxtfD

    • Skua@kbin.earthOP
      2·
      6 days ago

      Who cares? How do you even know that people didn’t watch the video?

      Because if they had watched it, they would know that it was not actually about Epstein or Russia

      Have you seen anything about the reports at all?

      I literally wrote “I do not doubt Israel’s involvement. I think it’s silly to argue that other countries can’t also be involved” in this post