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parthdesaiyesterday at 5:46 PM1 replyview on HN

> deliberate, systematic manipulation of information

And, what are we doing with those facts? We're manipulating them lol


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fc417fc802yesterday at 5:56 PM

It's using information to influence public opinion in a calculated manner. Said information can include facts. It can even be entirely factual.

Manipulating the feed of a social media website for the purpose of swaying the viewer's opinion is a cut and dry example of propaganda. Doesn't matter who does it or whether the information displayed is factual or not. Those things make zero difference.

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