Mike Bradow
@mikebradow.bsky.social
misinfo policy @Meta, former @USAID democracy officer, @UChicago policy grad
Elon often polls the “public” on X to inform his decisions. Well, here’s a representative survey of the actual public on their support for foreign aid:
February 9, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Elon often polls the “public” on X to inform his decisions. Well, here’s a representative survey of the actual public on their support for foreign aid:
Reposted by Mike Bradow
The Trump administration is among those spreading false and misleading information about USAID funding online. Read more: apnews.com/article/usai...
Claims about USAID funding are spreading online. Many are not based on facts
False and misleading social media posts are circulating online as the Trump administration moves to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development.
apnews.com
February 7, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The Trump administration is among those spreading false and misleading information about USAID funding online. Read more: apnews.com/article/usai...
This is the story about USAID that should concern all of us - the weaponization of a platform by a quasi-state actor to amplify falsehoods and legitimize unlawful government action.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
How Elon Musk boosted false USAID conspiracy theories to shut down global aid
Musk drove fringe viewpoints on USAID into the mainstream on X as the Trump administration halted the humanitarian relief agency’s work.
www.nbcnews.com
February 7, 2025 at 1:37 PM
This is the story about USAID that should concern all of us - the weaponization of a platform by a quasi-state actor to amplify falsehoods and legitimize unlawful government action.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
Reposted by Mike Bradow
Rubio claims that @USAID lifesaving assistance for health and humanitarian needs will continue. But his team just communicated that the entire agency will be imminently reduced from 14,000 to 294 people. Just 12 in Africa.
February 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Rubio claims that @USAID lifesaving assistance for health and humanitarian needs will continue. But his team just communicated that the entire agency will be imminently reduced from 14,000 to 294 people. Just 12 in Africa.
This screenshot says so much about our current state of information disorder. X relies on its own AI technology (Grok) to generate and feature news summaries based on posts trending on their platform. Great concept, but it only works if the underlying posts are accurate.
February 6, 2025 at 1:28 PM
This screenshot says so much about our current state of information disorder. X relies on its own AI technology (Grok) to generate and feature news summaries based on posts trending on their platform. Great concept, but it only works if the underlying posts are accurate.