{"id":505549,"date":"2022-11-01T18:07:29","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T15:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/musk-boosts-surge-in-misinformation-about-pelosi-attack\/"},"modified":"2022-11-01T18:07:29","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T15:07:29","slug":"musk-boosts-surge-in-misinformation-about-pelosi-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/musk-boosts-surge-in-misinformation-about-pelosi-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"#Musk boosts surge in misinformation about Pelosi attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36005f0b746\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36005f0b746\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/musk-boosts-surge-in-misinformation-about-pelosi-attack\/#Musk_boosts_surge_in_misinformation_about_Pelosi_attack\" >Musk boosts surge in misinformation about Pelosi attack<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Musk_boosts_surge_in_misinformation_about_Pelosi_attack\"><\/span>Musk boosts surge in misinformation about Pelosi attack<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>Within hours of the attack on Paul Pelosi, conspiracy theories deflecting blame for the assault on the husband of U.S. Speaker Nancy Pelosi were already swirling online.<\/p>\n<p>It didn&#8217;t matter that authorities said Paul Pelosi was alone when the suspect broke into the couple&#8217;s San Francisco home. Or that investigators said they didn&#8217;t believe the two men knew one another.<\/p>\n<p>It didn&#8217;t even matter that the suspect, David DePape, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/twitter-inc-san-francisco-conspiracy-theories-nancy-pelosi-congress-e2d8fc90553c24b5e5162e02e6378321\" data-ylk=\"slk:confessed to investigators that he broke into the Pelosi home to target the speaker\" class=\"link \">confessed to investigators that he broke into the Pelosi home to target the speaker<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Misleading claims about the assault spread rapidly anyway, and not just thanks to trolls in obscure internet chatrooms. The claims received a major boost from some prominent Republicans and Elon Musk, now the owner of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, one of the world&#8217;s leading online platforms.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, posts falsely suggesting a personal relationship between Pelosi and the alleged assailant, soared on Twitter, a day after <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/elon-musk-twitter-inc-technology-san-francisco-d1db5688e11f0b7a82fb4a815f8149f6\" data-ylk=\"slk:Musk tweeted and deleted\" class=\"link \">Musk tweeted and deleted<\/a> a link to an article suggesting one.<\/p>\n<p>Musk hasn\u2019t said why he linked to the article, or why he deleted his post, which came in response to a tweet from Hillary Clinton that condemned the attack. Twitter did not immediately respond to questions from The Associated Press on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s like he forgot for a second that he was now the owner of the platform, and not just anther user who can say whatever he wants,\u201d said Brad Greenspan, a tech entrepreneur and an early investor in MySpace. \u201cNow, being the owner, there are a whole new set of responsibilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One of several Republicans to amplify the baseless conspiracy theory, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., defended Musk on Monday with a tweet that repeated the misleading claim about \u201cPaul Pelosi&#8217;s friend attacking him with a hammer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., joked about the attack with his own tweet, since deleted, that repeated the conspiracy theory.<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump Jr., meanwhile, ridiculed Paul Pelosi on Twitter with false assertions.<\/p>\n<p>The claim also spread to other platforms, including fringe sites like Gab and Truth Social, where posts mocked the 82-year-old victim.<\/p>\n<p>San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins on Monday begged other political leaders to be mindful of their comments about the case.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe of course do not want distorted facts floating around, certainly not in a manner that is further traumatizing a family that has been traumatized enough,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The posts focusing on Paul Pelosi were just a subset of a recent wave of hateful and conspiracy theory-laden posts that followed Musk&#8217;s purchase of Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>Within just 12 hours of Musk\u2019s purchase being finalized Friday, references to a specific racist epithet used to demean Black people shot up by 500%, according to an analysis conducted by the National Contagion Research Institute, a Princeton, N.J.-based firm that tracks disinformation.<\/p>\n<p>Extremism experts and disinformation researchers had warned that the change in ownership could upend Twitter\u2019s efforts to combat misinformation and hate speech, especially with this year\u2019s midterm elections just days away.<\/p>\n<p>Yosef Getachew, director of the media and democracy program at Common Cause, said there&#8217;s a significant risk that misinformation spreading so soon before the election could confuse or frighten voters, or lead to more polarization or even acts of violence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRather than cave in to conspiracy theorists and propaganda peddlers, we urge Musk to ensure Twitter\u2019s rules and enforcement practices reflect our values of democracy and public safety,&#8221; Getachew said.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities in San Francisco held a press conference Monday to discuss the latest on the investigation into the attack. DePape told police that he wanted to take Nancy Pelosi hostage and \u201cbreak her kneecaps,&#8221; they said.<\/p>\n<p>District Attorney Brooke Jenkins debunked several other aspects of the conspiracy theory as well, saying there&#8217;s no evidence DePape knew Paul Pelosi, and saying Pelosi was alone at home when DePape broke in.<\/p>\n<p>While <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/covid-technology-health-government-and-politics-new-york-cfb56a95aec23dddbabcf3ebbe839f05\" data-ylk=\"slk:belief in conspiracy theories\" class=\"link \">belief in conspiracy theories<\/a> is nothing new to American history, experts who study disinformation say they can become dangerous when they persuade people <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/television-donald-trump-washington-conspiracy-theories-congress-0ddc173391135ac2cdaa335e3c9b4881\" data-ylk=\"slk:to consider violence as an alternative to politics\" class=\"link \">to consider violence as an alternative to politics<\/a>, or when they cause people to ignore inconvenient truths.<\/p>\n<p>DePape <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ears to have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/california-donald-trump-san-francisco-47c103cfe696df9faf0e57e1c7dd4f10\" data-ylk=\"slk:authored racist and often rambling online posts\" class=\"link \">authored racist and often rambling online posts<\/a> in which he questioned the results of the 2020 election, defended former President Donald Trump and echoed QAnon conspiracy theories.<\/p>\n<p>QAnon adherents support the belief that Trump is secretly waging a battle against a sect of blood-drinking Satanists who have controlled world events for eons. The movement has been <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/technology-donald-trump-conspiracy-theories-government-and-politics-db50c6f709b1706886a876ae6ac298e2\" data-ylk=\"slk:linked to an increasing number of acts of real-world violence\" class=\"link \">linked to an increasing number of acts of real-world violence<\/a> in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>Social media has sped up the proliferation of conspiracy theories, helped believers organize, and enabled groups to weaponize disinformation for their own ends, according to Sacha Haworth, executive director of the Tech Oversight Project, a group that supports new regulations on platforms.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter and other platforms, Haworth said, have \u201ccreated a toxic atmosphere where public officials and their families are at risk (and) now online threats are spilling over into real-world violence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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