Republican legislators (but not Democrats) who share low-credibility info get rewarded with more clicks
https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/04/republican-legislators-but-not-democrats-who-share-low-credibility-info-get-rewarded-with-more-clicks/
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Nougat@fedia.io · 19 pts · 1y
Because they feel like they’re getting special secret information from the in group.
Whereas sensible people are more likely to side eye that nonsense, or at least ask for a source.
AstridWipenaugh@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y
What if the left starts a propaganda campaign flooding twitter and truth social with low effort blog spam that looks like sensational low-credibility garbage but is actually factual and correct?
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y
Might not work if it doesn't reinforce the reader's preexisting biases, but it's worth a shot.
AstridWipenaugh@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
Yeah, gotta watch out for that but there are underlying thought patterns that aren't rooted in a political party. A great example is Harris's "weird" campaign. All she did was call out Republican behavior as "weird" and it really got under their skin. Conservatives have a deathly fear of being excluded from the in-group. Calling them weird clawed at that fear and got them to react. It's low-brow, but it worked.
chilldrivenspade@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y