I think the upcoming DNC is ripe for this type of disinformation campaign as thousands gather outside of the covention to protest what is happening in Gaza:
How a few Twitter posts on Elon Musk's X helped fan the flames of unrest and rioting across the UK
Social networks can't be blamed for violence, experts say " but they do have a key role in spreading the narratives that allow it to happen
Even before much at all was known about the killings in Southport, online speculation had began. Much of it was false: posts about the attacker's name, and supposed Muslim identity, were trending long before people could know the actual facts.
But they had already done what they needed to. A vast and violent far-right response had been mobilised, and almost a week later has seen towns across the country overtaken by violent riots and disorder. . . .
A large part of the inflammatory misinformation flared up on X, the social media site that is now owned by Elon Musk. In the time since he bought what was then called Twitter, at the end of 2022, both the site and his personal account have been repeatedly criticised for allowing both false and dangerous content to flourish.
Social networks have long built their systems to encourage engagement, which helps bring money, and inflammatory and antagonistic posts have long been a quick way to encourage that engagement. But experts agree that it is very unlikely that misinformation would have spread in the same way as it has done on the old Twitter, before Mr Musk took it over..
