Alice McFlurry 

If a post starts with "They don’t want you to know this, but..."

...there's a very high chance it will be followed by misinformation.

Jul 3 at 2:18pmWeb
Show threadAlice McFlurry Jul 3
I couldn't say 100% chance because there's always the possibility that Twitter cut them off early due to the low max character count and/or they accidentally hit send before finishing their "thought."
Show threadCowboy Who?Jul 3

@Alice They don't want you to know this but ... if the post starts with "They don't want you to know this, but ..." it will probably be followed by misinformation.

Did we just create a paradox? Are we about to collapse the Fediverse?

Show threaddelProfundoJul 3

@Alice BANKS DONT WANT YOU TO KNOW THIS ONE TRICK!!!’

Now click on one of these seven thousand buttons.

Show threadRí Rua, The.Jul 3
@Alice good chance it was previously created for the military too
Show threadkolyaJul 3
@Alice Misinformation? I lick he boom-boom down!
Show threadOrb 2069Jul 3

@Alice it's like those Nigerian Prince scams - if you're not delusional enough to believe in a big, shadowy, well coordinated THEY (*), you're not gullible enough for what comes next.

(* Ask enough questions, and THEY usually turns out to be some half baked reference to something juuuuust short of some flavor of blood libel.)

Show threadThe Right IrreverendJul 3
@Alice What? Ads are misinformation, too?
Show threadhumourmetomJul 3
@Alice And if it starts with "You won't find this anywhere in the mainstream media. . ." a quick search will turn up multiple media accounts.
Show threadAlice McFlurry Jul 3
@humourmetom Whether they are reputable media accounts is a different story.
Show threadIBBoardJul 3
@Alice @humourmetom It's normally "THEY'RE NOT COVERING THIS TINY EVENT THAT I WANT TO PRETEND IS HUGE" or "THEY DON'T TALK ABOUT THE MIGRANTS" etc. And it's invariably on some mainstream news sites. Often quite prominently in the latter case.
Show threadMay Likes TorontoJul 3
@Alice They don't want you to know this, but
https://beige.party/@mayintoronto/114780001243020569
May Likes Toronto (@mayintoronto@beige.party)

A shitpost is defined as a post you make while on the can.

beige.party
Show threadJim FlanaganJul 3
@Alice Propagandists hate this one trick
Show threadJordi and 1001 OpossumsJul 3

@Alice

"They" almost always refers to rational people who know what they're talking about.

Show threadAlice McFlurry Jul 3
@Jorsh Yep! People are chiming in with their own versions, but I very intentionally chose my wording, and specifically with the "they."
Show threadMiguel TavaresJul 3
@Alice …and/or some energy-saving gadget scam.
Show threadm3t00🌎Jul 3
@Alice
had me at 'they'.
Show thread🚲Jul 3
@Alice @sarae They don’t want you to know this, but… the “laws” of thermodynamics are merely suggestions. There’s no Entropy Police who will arrest you if you break them. Be free!
Show threadKelsonJul 3
@Alice yep.
Show threadJon RoachJul 5
@Alice they don't want you to know this, but if a post starts with "they don't want you to know this, but", there's a good chance it could be misinformation.