Mastodawn

»Hungary’s maverick Two-Tailed Dog party combats Orbán with satire« https://www.politico.eu/article/viktor-orban-hungary-maverick-two-tailed-dog-party-combats-with-satire/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication?Populist.in #FactsCrisis #Populism #Populist #Movement

Hungary’s maverick Two-Tailed Dog party combats Orbán with satire

POLITICO joined the satirical opposition party on the campaign trail as it tries to turn protest into votes against Orbán.

POLITICO

Peter Link 🍉🇨🇺🇵🇸🐧3d ago

Exclusive: Adam Hamawy, Saikat Chakrabarti Get Boost in House Bids with Justice Dems Endorsement
https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/justice-democrats-adam-hamawy-saikat-chakrabarti-endorsement

from #DropSiteNews
Mar 30, 2026

#JusticeDemocrats (JD) is endorsing two new candidates on Monday, throwing its weight behind #SaikatChakrabarty in San Francisco and #AdamHamawy in New Jersey. Both candidates, for their own reasons, threaten to have outsized importance if they make it to #Congress, and both are running in open seats vacating by a retiring Democrat.

Chakrabarti was himself a co-founder of JD and went on to be the first chief of staff to [AOC]. Chakrabarti was driven out of Washington by Speaker #NancyPelosi, who objected to his hard-charging approach, which had included helping to organize an occupation of #Pelosi’s office during freshman orientation.

[...] Chakrabarti is also unusual among #Democrats in presenting a full-spectrum #populist economic agenda...

#news #politics #USpol #progressive

Exclusive: Adam Hamawy, Saikat Chakrabarti Get Boost in House Bids with Justice Dems Endorsement

Justice Democrats is endorsing two new candidates on Monday, throwing its weight behind Saikat Chakrabarty in San Francisco and Adam Hamawy in New Jersey.

Drop Site News

Populist.in 💥 Populism 3d ago

»It’s not just gen Z – older adults need help spotting online misinformation too« https://theconversation.com/its-not-just-gen-z-older-adults-need-help-spotting-online-misinformation-too-274148?Populist.in #FactsCrisis #Populism #Populist #Movement

It’s not just gen Z – older adults need help spotting online misinformation too

Evidence shows that older adults are just as, if not more, likely than younger generations to believe misinformation.

The Conversation

Populist.in 💥 Populism 5d ago

»How Viktor Orbán became Putin’s best friend in the EU« https://www.politico.eu/article/viktor-orban-vladimir-putin-eu-hungary-russia/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication?Populist.in #FactsCrisis #Populism #Populist #Movement

How Viktor Orbán became Vladimir Putin’s best friend in the EU

From liberal dissident to MAGA darling, the transformation of the prime minister who brought Budapest back into Moscow’s orbit.

POLITICO

Populist.in 💥 Populism 5d ago

»Truth, or misinformation? A statistician explains the challenge of assessing evidence« https://theconversation.com/truth-or-misinformation-a-statistician-explains-the-challenge-of-assessing-evidence-278161?Populist.in #FactsCrisis #Populism #Populist #Movement

Truth, or misinformation? A statistician explains the challenge of assessing evidence

The word misinformation is loaded, and overused. The difficulty of assessing evidence is partly to blame.

The Conversation

Populist.in 💥 Populism Mar 25

»Fake news on everything from whales to wind farms: Australia is flooded with climate misinformation« https://theconversation.com/fake-news-on-everything-from-whales-to-wind-farms-australia-is-flooded-with-climate-misinformation-278989?Populist.in #FactsCrisis #Populism #Populist #Movement

Fake news on everything from whales to wind farms: Australia is flooded with climate misinformation

Disinformation is everywhere: AI-based material was even used to generate some of false claims in submissions to the inquiry into misinformation.

The Conversation

Populist.in 💥 Populism Mar 24

»Fact check: Pierre Poilievre’s misinformation on Joe Rogan’s podcast disrespects Canadians« https://theconversation.com/fact-check-pierre-poilievres-misinformation-on-joe-rogans-podcast-disrespects-canadians-278864?Populist.in #FactsCrisis #Populism #Populist #Movement

Fact check: Pierre Poilievre’s misinformation on Joe Rogan’s podcast disrespects Canadians

By promoting politically expedient misinformation on a show like Joe Rogan’s, Pierre Poilievre appears intent on pushing dangerous and misleading claims that resonate only with his base.

The Conversation

Populist.in 💥 Populism Mar 22

»Using your AI chatbot as a search engine? Be careful what you believe« https://theconversation.com/using-your-ai-chatbot-as-a-search-engine-be-careful-what-you-believe-277616?Populist.in #FactsCrisis #Populism #Populist #Movement

Using your AI chatbot as a search engine? Be careful what you believe

Because of the way generative AI works, there is no real way to prevent false information being presented as truth – or to correct it permanently.

The Conversation

rownumber Mar 21

Today's #protest against the pro-russian #populist government led by Andrej #Babiš.

#Prague #Praha #MilionChvilek #letná #AntiPopulism #ThisIsFine

Gilles DePemig

Mar 21

Wow, Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer in 2023 over #populist avant la lettre Kleon in 500 voor Christus. Het is natuurlijk niet toevallig zo opgeschreven, maar tsjongejonge, het komt me wel erg bekend voor!
#IljaLeonardPfeijffer #alkibiades