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Eh, I mean they did mess around, but they were mainly just exacerbating existing issues and fault lines.
That's exactly how it works. Find the fault lines and apply pressure. If you do it right, it doesn't even cost much.
Eh, it doesn’t move the needle very much though. It only really does anything when there’s already a very close situation. If the case were otherwise then there would probably be a lot less spending on campaigns
I disagree. Flooding the internet with disinformation isn't that expensive and although it's probably impossible to measure, I think there's tremendous potential to sway opinions.
Russian troll farms and bot farms come to mind.
To what you said, I don't think there would be so much effort if it didn't work.
This is one example: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/fake-joe-biden-robocalltells-new-hampshire-democrats-not-vote-tuesday-rcna134984
I haven't researched this or anything, but this kind of thing feels like low-hanging fruit that moves needles.
If you know of any interesting articles or studies about the topic, I'd definitely be interested in them! 🙂
Didn't like 90+% of the online parts of the trucker convoy nonsense come from like 2 Facebook accounts? Small groups can get the ball rolling far more than you seem to think