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Can you define the acronyms YNW, NP, and TPV?
Not trying to be a dick, but I have a history of messing up acronyms.
YOUR NEWS WIRE > NEWSPUNCH > The Peoples Voice
Notes made fren!
Oh, I just realized reading your reply you spelled them out! Thank you. I have noooo clue what they are or whom.
Not knowing them is no loss on your part. The only reason we should know about these is so that we can build up our discernment muscles, and identify them if and when they rear their ugly heads.
On the other hand, if you go in practicing discernment and clear thinking, they are an excellent source for studying and learning about how patriot/truther clickbait works, what their methods are, and how disinfo sauces shape their attacks on truth.
Once you become familiar with their methods and style, etc, it tends to stick out a mile as soon as you see it.
Case in point, this post by u/purkiss80:
"Chelsea Clinton has declared that unvaccinated children in America must be forced to take the mRNA jab with or without parental consent."
I read the subject line, and immediately I'm like, "That headline stinks to high heaven!"
Less than one second later, I recognized the style and fonts, etc, as Newspunch/thepeoplesvoicetv.
https://thepeoplesvoice.tv/chelsea-clinton-its-time-to-force-jab-every-unvaccinated-child-in-america/
The top two headlines and primary assertions of the article have NO basis in any sauce or reference. They are made up, as you will see if you track down the actual information (see below)
Sadly, Once this sort of BAD post is posted, a lot of damage is done, because for every member of GAW who points out that its fake and bullshite, there are seven who upvote it, react to it, and probably share it.
The result is that the opposite of discernment muscles being built. Instead, the clickbait - kneejerk reaction - swallow process that the propaganda machines have relied on for decades now is simply fortified.
This is SUCH a disservice to the GAW community. While I respect purkiss for his prolific posting, who will take responsibility for the damage that promoting (instead of criticising) such clickbait / disinfo has on those here who fall into the kneejerk trap?
The results posting this sort of content causes is in direct opposition to the mission of GAW, as far as I can see.
By the way, here is some actual real content. As one or two discerning pedes have pointed out, the actual campaign Clinton is talking about has nothing to do with the mRNA injections or even the US.
https://www.who.int/news/item/24-04-2023-global-partners-announce-a-new-effort-the-big-catch-up-to-vaccinate-millions-of-children-and-restore-immunization-progress-lost-during-the-pandemic