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Re:Facebook let fossil-fuel industry push climate misinforma... by grumpyprole on Thursday August 05, 2021 @03:06AM (#28070740)
The adverts probably don't contain any "facts" that can be easily disproved. Broad statements like "fossil gas can be green" are what you will find, but it's propaganda none the less.
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Re:Facebook let fossil-fuel industry push climate misinforma... by jaspax on Thursday August 05, 2021 @03:10AM (#28070771)
By that standard, the Guardian article itself is propaganda because it insinuates malfeasance without making any specifically refutable claims.

And that's probably true. Almost all news is propaganda.

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Re:Facebook let fossil-fuel industry push climate misinforma... by eyelovewe on Thursday August 05, 2021 @04:22AM (#28071178)
Does the phrase: the public interest, mean anything to you?

One profiteers externality is all of humanities shared future.

There is no planet B, and if we can’t take reasonable care of our home planet, we can’t be trusted with others.

I blame capitalism for incentivizing bad behavior and calling collective damage an externality

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