Brexit

[DanaC]

Specific examples in this instance wouldn't be of value. The point was to flood the twittersphere with a weight of posts

Bear in mind a significant proportion of voters went to the poll not really knowing how they would vote or what the main issues were. Seeing a stream of pro-Brexit posts on social media gave the impression of an overwhelming level of support for leaving.

Facebook posts and tweets don't impact individually, they are just the individual droplets of water - its the deluge that does the damage.

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Originally Posted by DanaC

Seeing a stream of pro-Brexit posts on social media gave the impression of an overwhelming level of support for leaving.

That does better explain it.

I am taken by observations from Facebook's army of content editors. Some report that reading so many misinformation posts on 911 or the Moon landing actually causes them to be more receptive to statements even though they new those were lies. Due to the overwhelming constant drumbeat of that misinformation. Also an interesting mental perspective I never knew / suspected.