Posted on 10/14/2020 11:42:32 AM PDT by bitt
On Thursday, October 15, 2020 at 1:30 pm ET, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) will convene a virtual unclassified hearing entitled, “Misinformation, Conspiracy Theories, and ‘Infodemics’: Stopping the Spread Online.”
Conspiracy theories and misinformation narratives that prey on individuals’ fears and uncertainties continue to mar the online landscape. Against the backdrop of a global pandemic, an economy in turmoil, and a tumultuous presidential campaign, there is ample terrain for malicious actors at home or malign foreign operatives and governments abroad to exploit such tensions by stoking chaos and dangerous, even life-threatening, untruths. Recent trends in the spread and reach of misleading or unfounded claims online have the unsettling potential to come to a head after Election Day – particularly if the certified outcome is unknown or contested in the ensuing days and weeks.
Although the seeds for many conspiracies and misinformation narratives – ranging from baseless QAnon posts, to dangerous coronavirus skepticism and denialism, to falsehoods about mail-in ballots – are often homegrown and amplified by American voices, the propaganda and covert influence machines of foreign adversaries have nonetheless repeated and amplified them in the service of strategic interests.
In the hearing, the Committee will examine:
the intersection of and divergences between different online conspiracy and misinformation narratives; the role of social media platforms in the proliferation and deceleration of such content; how foreign actors are taking advantage of misinformation circulating U.S. online communities; steps that the US government and private sector need to take in response; and the implications for our social and political discourse beyond Election Day 2020. WHO:
Dr. Joan Donovan, Research Director, Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
Ms. Nina Jankowicz, Disinformation Fellow, the Wilson Center
Ms. Cindy Otis, Vice President, Alethea Group
Ms. Melanie Smith, Head of Analysis, Graphika Inc.
WHAT: House Intelligence Committee Open Virtual Hearing: “Misinformation, Conspiracy Theories, and ‘Infodemics’: Stopping the Spread Online” WHEN: Thursday, October 15, 2020 at 1:30 pm ET WHERE: The Committee will livestream the hearing for the public and press here.
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Conspiracy #1: Biden is a crook and took bribes from Ukraine.
Conspiracy #2: Biden is senile and Harris will take over.
Conspiracy #3: Harris will turn the US into the USSA.
So many conspiracy theories, so little time.
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House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
Capitol Visitor Center HVC-304
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-7690
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(202) 225-4176
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BREAKING: Hunter Biden laptop seized by FBI, smoking gun emails obtained by NY Post
Perhaps they should review the HSCA findings on the Warren Commission while they’re at it.
Slow Joe got caught with his hand in the Ukraine cookie jar.
So, they’re essentially going to hold a campaign event in a House committee setting.
Yeah, conspiracy theories like Trump’s 2016 campaign was being spied upon.
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Pee pee video rumors smeared in the Yellow Journalism press by FIBber Comey himself.
Dr. Joan
Ms. Nina
Ms. Cindy
Ms. Melanie
A completely non-partisan group I’m sure.
Translation:
“How are they finding this stuff out and what do we do about it?”
Conversely, recent trends in the spread and reach of truthful information seriously jeopardizes democrat chances in the coming election.
This is about EVERYTHING about to be released about Joe and Hunter corruption twitter AND Facebook already censoring the stories!!
>>”Recent trends in the spread and reach of misleading or unfounded claims online have the unsettling potential to come to a head after Election Day – particularly if the certified outcome is unknown or contested in the ensuing days and weeks.”
In late 2004, Dan Rather/CBS and AP ran with forged national guard memos faxed by a Democrat operative who coordinated with the DNC to access the media. They pushed a nutjob conspiracy theory that GWBush had been AWOL during the Vietnam War.
“but that was different”.
In 2000, the election eve newsleak of Bush’s decades old DWI cost him the “popular vote” (he only lost it by 0.51% and the impact was measurable).
HA HA HA Qtards!
This misinformation is entirely unapproved by the misinformation departments in Washington.
I sure hope they cover that Democrats are for the little guy and minorities. Talk about mis-information.
It was once a conspiracy theory that the CIA and FBI were out to get Trump and using all the assets of the federal intelligence community to do it.
That’s now a conspiracy fact.
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