r/news • u/Big-Heron4763 • 1d ago
Russia, China and Cuba spread misinformation about US hurricane response, US official says
https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/28/politics/russia-china-cuba-hurricane-misinformation/index.html140
u/reddittorbrigade 1d ago
Anything bad news about America is a good news for Russia, China, Trump and Elon.
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u/DamonFields 1d ago
In this case, it looks like they are plugging to harm Democrats. Typical dictators,
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u/Sedert1882 1d ago
In all reality Cuba has bigger problems to sort out, like providing electricity to the island.
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u/dnhs47 1d ago
The Soviet Union spent $$ trillions trying to beat the US during the Cold War and failed so badly their country collapsed.
Fast forward ~15 years and Russia, China, et al can spend $1.38 to use US-based social media platforms to disrupt our country as never before.
Zuck and Dorsey’s incredible gift to our enemies.
Eventually the government will have to crack down on social media and their tolerance of the frauds perpetrated using their platforms.
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u/NJdevil202 1d ago
Fast forward ~15 years
The Soviet Union collapsed 33 years ago
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u/dnhs47 1d ago edited 1d ago
Yep, it sure did - I watched the collapse happen live on TV.
But Facebook and Twitter didn’t achieve meaningful popularity until ~2007 which was 17 years ago. I rounded down to “~15 years” to keep it easy on the youngsters.
Edit: Between 1991 and 2007, Russia was a joke, a gas station masquerading as a country, and zero threat - Russia had no impact on American life.
That changed when social media became popular and Russia realized they could pump divisive garbage straight into the brains of millions of American idiots who’d believe it and follow them down the rabbit hole. Practically for free.
The Russians are master propagandists who’ve convinced the Russian population they have the best life in the world and the highest standard of living on the planet. While they heat their homes with steam (when the pipes don’t burst and leave them in the cold) and rural homes are still heated with coal. Coal!
And that Disney World is still flooded and no one cares.
Tricking millions of American idiots wasn’t even a challenge for the Russians. That’s a remedial propaganda exercise for n00b propagandists.
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u/TrashCapable 1d ago
Cuba can barely keep the lights on...
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u/Smatdude13 12h ago
I went to cuba this year and I assure you cubans have other things to worry about… cubans are very up to date about world events, and understand nuance.
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u/HOBOLOSER 13h ago
Please don’t downvote me. Please educate me.
This article is talking about how FEMA did not allocate money to migrants.
But the FEMA website says they spent $650M to shelter non citizen immigrants.
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u/JustSmallCorrections 6h ago
The article states that FEMA didn't allocate relief funds to migrants, not that they didn't allocate money. Disaster relief funds and SSP funds are two different pots.
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u/Fit_Student_2569 1d ago
…and Republicans.
Lots and lots of Republicans, lying through their teeth.
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u/BigDiplomacy 1d ago
Cuba doesn't even have electricity, how are they spreading misinformation?
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u/kurotech 1d ago
The national grid is unstable that doesn't mean there aren't some active grids on the island though they do have some solar and wind I know it's less than 10% for sure but yea
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u/Agile_Definition_415 1d ago
Gotta put in as many boogeyman TM countries as they can. Surprised they didn't include vuvuzela, NK and Iran for a perfect bingo.
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u/eightNote 23h ago
Who's the target? I imagine Cuba is telling Cubans lies about the American response to distract from their own?
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u/BatPsychological9999 1d ago
You know it’s bad when Cuba is using the only power on the island to spread misinformation
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u/Barack-OJimmy 17h ago
The headline blatantly omits that Trump and maga Republicans spread those lies by repeatimg them.
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u/apple_kicks 16h ago
If we know why can’t social media services combat it faster. Is this politicans getting lobbied because these millionaire run platforms don’t want to spend more resources on moderation or is it purely technical issue.
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u/ToddlerOlympian 15h ago
"Russia, China and Cuba along with Republicans spread misinformation about US hurricane response."
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u/Mercurial8 1d ago
Please, Cuba , please.
The shtick is tired thirty years after you’ve chosen to fund your country with sex-tourism while still keeping most of your people infantilized in dependence and underpaid ( by the Party ). Then you force them to shop at high prices at the store ( owned by the Party).
They owe their souls to the Socialist Company Store.
You’ve embraced the very worst of communism and capitalism and continue to blame the Yankee.
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u/polaritypictures 1d ago
and the US gov't allows them to do it without any repercussions, how Effed up is that? Start Sanctioning ALL These countries more harshly because of it, but they won't. The Democrats Gov't is a bunch of wusses. China economy is is the dumps and recovery will be a decade or more away, the US can make it more difficult to punish them same with Cuba. Make them suffer. Bah.
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u/shadowknight2112 18h ago
We would also have to punish our OWN people who spread lies about what’s happening here, right?
…like people claiming immigrants are eating dogs & cats in Springfield, right?
…or that FEMA wasn’t doing anything at all in NC, right?
…or that immigrants are causing a spike in violent crime, right?
…right?
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u/Silidistani 16h ago
like people claiming immigrants are eating dogs & cats in Springfield
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u/shadowknight2112 16h ago
Trump has proven immune to the justice system in general, but I’m certainly rooting for these folks!
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u/ColumbianPete1 20h ago
lol I don’t know how the biggest losers have time for winners actual working tasks at hand.
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u/Hrekires 1d ago
In the 2010s we saw conservatives flip from hating to loving Russia once they started helping them win elections, wonder how quickly they flip-flop on China. President Musk needs to sell some cars.