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How a fake news story spread easily on Twitter and why some people should cut themselves off from the internet, including some fake journalists
It's a well-known fact that on the Internet it is possible to match millions of people at once, so it surprises again and again how easy it is.
Because it seems most social media users take things for granted and don't check anything. Moreover, they readily spread the lie further if it fits their worldview.
A good example these days is a tweet in Serbian, which shows how a large mural dedicated to Kamala Harris is covered with red paint, a few days after her election fiasco which was convincingly won by Donald Trump.
"Yesterday in Pristina. They were in a bit of a hurry to put it away before anyone saw it," wrote the user who shared the video on Friday (November 8).
So far, the video on that user's profile has been seen by 175.000 people, thanks to the fact that nearly four thousand people liked the post, and nearly five hundred retweeted it.
It's bizarre that it seems people don't see or won't see or don't care that the mural is whitewashed - a black man.
Of course, there may be a few black people in Pristina, but that detail could at least make people skeptic enough to check.
This information, based on the mentioned tweet, was transmitted by the regime portals Pinka and Kurira.
Atlanta, Pristina, whatever
It's actually a viral video of a mural being painted in Atlanta, Georgia, reported by several American media.
Well, that's nothing spectacular either - because the mural was part of the campaign and featured a large image of the American vice president with the message "Vote by November 5."
Artist Christopher Clark, who painted the mural, he wrote on Instagram that the idea was not for the mural to remain forever. "It was always the plan" to paint over the mural after the election, he said.
It is clear why American fans of Donald Trump are jubilant. Perhaps it is also clear why his Serbian fans so fervently want the "disgrace" to take place in Pristina.
But how easily are people willing to swallow and spread an obvious lie? It is still an under-researched area.
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