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Information operations directed at Hong Kong

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1116 points whatok | 1 comments | 19 Aug 19 18:11 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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ryanchankh ◴[19 Aug 19 19:05 UTC] No.20740736[source]▶
HongKonger here. I have some friends in China posting similar anti-protest posts on WeChat social media. It's like the news they read has a completely different story than what it's being told in legitimate new sources. The problem of fake news does become very apparent, and I hope people in China can eventually gain awareness or at least start to question the validity of their news sources.
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kevin_b_er ◴[19 Aug 19 19:42 UTC] No.20741085[source]▶
When the fake news is generated and controlled by a government entity, I think the better term is "propaganda".
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1. samstave ◴[19 Aug 19 20:31 UTC] No.20741509[source]▶
If you havent already, watch the two following Documentaries:

"Century of Self"

https://topdocumentaryfilms.com/the-century-of-the-self/

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"Human Resources"

https://topdocumentaryfilms.com/human-resources/

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