• pivot_root@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Multimillion-dollar ad-buys highlight a so-called “car ban”

    A recent fuel manufacturers ad shows a woman driving through a suburban neighborhood. A narrator warns that “President Biden is banning most new gas cars” and that he has put the “freedom to choose what to drive in the rearview mirror.” As the woman drives, she notices that Biden is gleefully sitting in her back seat.

    This kind of shit is why we need to have better regulation and oversight of advertisements.

    • ✅️ False information presented as fact.
    • ✅️ Fear mongering.
    • ✅️ Dishonest use of a political candidates likeness.

    Even if the most rational voters fact-check what this ad is saying, it will still succeed at convincing emotionally-driven individuals to vote against Biden.

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      I’ve been using Facebook marketplace recently, which has caused me to come into contact with my Facebook feed. The amount of disinformation on Facebook is absurd. It’s probably a four to one ratio of disinformation to reality.

      Do you know how many Hollywood stars are supposedly starting a “anti-woke” production studio?

      • Tim Allen
      • Richard Karn
      • Mel Gibson
      • Mark Wahlberg
      • Robert Downey Jr.

      To name a few.

      There are also tons of accounts that are clearly just farming engagement by posting AI generated pictures of veterans holding sign saying “t’s my birthday.”