“When people struggle to spot hateful tropes, especially in seemingly good-faith contexts or popular media sources, they also fail to connect these narratives to broader implications such as the risk of genocide or state-sponsored violence,” writes Aria Wang PO ’27. “This inability or unwillingness to recognize far-right dogwhistles leaves people primed to accept repackaged rhetoric as fact.”
Tag: Fact Checking
OPINION: The left must protect free speech in the digital age
The left should care about social media platforms weaponizing misinformation rules to influence public opinion, says Carter Moyer HM ’24.