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Social media harms democracy by spreading rumors, survey shows
www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/social-media-harms-democracy-by-spreading-rumors-survey-shows-2026-10-01/
Replying to @Mustachius_Grumpius@thelemmy.club
It spreads blatant lies. Not all rumors are lies, though.
Replying to @InvalidName2@lemmy.zip
That’s the point. Rumors are, in many ways, more dangerous than lies, since they mix in with the truth in ways that make them more believable.