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Experts say misinformation from “verified” pseudo-OSINT accounts on X, driven by profit and engagement, is destroying the Israel-Hamas war information ecosystem

404 Media Joseph Cox

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  • @cengizyar Cengiz on threads
    “this entire space is 90% grifters” https://www.404media.co/...
  • @dangillmor@mastodon.social Dan Gillmor on mastodon
    Open source intelligence (OSINT) has been one our most valuable sources of information, but the deadbird site is encouraging lying propagandists and disinformation specialists to poison the entire ecosystem.  Whether Musk's goal is money or amplifying deceit, this is deliberate —…
  • @jasonkoebler@mastodon.social Jason Koebler on mastodon
    poorly vetted/opportunistic “OSINT” is spreading super widely by verified accounts on Twitter, incentivized by Musk's changes: “Frankly right now, the crowd drives what is ‘true’”  —  One expert told us: “today's problem is unprecedented”  —  https://www.404media.co/...
  • @jburnmurdoch John Burn-Murdoch on x
    Some quick thoughts on why large parts of the mainstream media keep slipping up on Gaza/Israel (and why it was the same at times with Covid): The main reason is a failure to keep pace with modern news gathering techniques, but there's more.
  • @osinttechnical @osinttechnical on x
    Honestly a bunch of people are going to have to come to terms with the fact that they fell victim to incredibly weak propaganda that was unintentionally refuted by the source in a convincing manner less than 12 hours later Oh who am I kidding there's absolutely no way they will
  • @osinttechnical @osinttechnical on x
    Update on the chapel at the Ahli Hospital in Gaza, the building lost several of its stained glass windows in the explosion, but otherwise appears to be intact. [video]
  • @josephfcox Joseph Cox on x
    New: verified Twitter ‘OSINT’ accounts are destroying the Israel-Palestine information ecosystem. What used to be a network of reliable experts has been taken over by profit and click driven verified accounts. Everyone loses out. “Unprecedented” levels https://www.404media.co/...…
  • @colbybadhwar Colby Badhwar on x
    The worst offender is OSINTdefender, whom many gullible politicians, staffers and journalists blindly follow and RT.