Petersson@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agokurzgesagt – AI Slop Is Killing Our Channelwww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square202fedilinkarrow-up1693arrow-down136file-text
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minus-squareJoshuaFalken@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·1 day ago They accepted, and continue to accept a great amount of money from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. It’s interesting how any false narrative starts with a granule of truth. Kurzgesagt was indeed provided $570,000 in 2015. That money was paid out across the following four years. They have not continued to accept any amount of money from the Gates foundation.
minus-square☂️-@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down3·1 day agoyou basically confirmed the narrative isn’t false.
minus-squareJoshuaFalken@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 hours agoSorry, I didn’t think the word ‘continued’ would have needed underlining for anyone that could read what I wrote. Using a piece of factual information to prop up false information within the same sentence is how false narratives take hold.
It’s interesting how any false narrative starts with a granule of truth.
Kurzgesagt was indeed provided $570,000 in 2015. That money was paid out across the following four years.
They have not continued to accept any amount of money from the Gates foundation.
you basically confirmed the narrative isn’t false.
Sorry, I didn’t think the word ‘continued’ would have needed underlining for anyone that could read what I wrote.
Using a piece of factual information to prop up false information within the same sentence is how false narratives take hold.