• Babalugats@feddit.uk
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    2 months ago

    Would it apply to politics? That’s just an opinion mostly. I don’t think that right or left could be considered 'experts ’ by any means, and both would be culpable for spreading misinformation. I guess one of the ways that they could get them would be when they say blatant untruths or have no evidence to back up stories that they promote.

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      2 months ago

      Not sure exactly what actions they’d be willing to take, but fake experts on “non-political” subjects are definitely used to push political agendas.

      For example, climate change deniers.

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      2 months ago

      Would it apply to politics?

      That’s a really important question to ask, because anything can be made into politics.