As George Floyd protests continue in the US, so does the spread of online misinformation

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Digital misinformation about the death in custody of George Floyd and the ensuing week-long protests against police brutality is now running rampant in the US.

who stand together in opposition to proponents of the far-right. The movement does not have a leader or governing body, a formal membership process, or a unified ideology.claims by US President Donald Trump that the Antifa movement was behind the looting and property damageMeanwhile, Twitter has said it is also"actively investigating" the #dcblackout hashtag after online accounts pushed false and misleading tweets during a night of unrest in Washington DC.

Alex Engler, a fellow at the Brookings Institution who specialises in artificial intelligence and policy, said he calculated upwards of 30,000 retweets of false or misleading content shared under the #dcblackout hashtag. Officers pepper spray a protester while pushing him back during a demonstration in Washington DC over the death of George Floyd.

 

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Did you inform anyone that Floyd George was a convicted armed robber who held an innocent woman at gunpoint while his friends robbed her and spent 5 years in jail? Or that he was drunk and drugged up and resisted arrest which was why he was restrained? Is that 'misinformation'?

Pot meet kettle, kettle meet pot 🤦‍♂️ you trully are my fave satire account SBS

murdoch, bannon and the trump regime have been running digital misinformation campaigns 24/7 for half a decade now. this isn't news. each new day, they just add more layers of bullshit.

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