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China is going after fake expert influencers, and the FTC’s new five-year plan seems to lay the same groundwork (fortune.com)
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[–] brsrklf@jlai.lu 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Not sure exactly what actions they'd be willing to take, but fake experts on "non-political" subjects are definitely used to push political agendas.

For example, climate change deniers.

[–] Babalugats@feddit.uk 1 points 1 week ago

But climate change deniers would need to prove their expertise on weather and the climate etc. I was referring to the other post... I don't think it would or could apply to politics.