God damn that is tragic.
I've been seeing a lot of misinformation on social media lately. Beware of the bots and trolls pushing an agenda.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-...media/11846434
Quote:
Out-of-date photos of survivors and inaccurate fire maps have been widely shared, including by international celebrities.
As authorities fight the flames on firegrounds around the country, an ABC investigation has revealed a battle of a very different kind online.
One area of misinformation has been the hashtag #ArsonEmergency on Twitter.
Queensland University of Technology (QUT) researcher Dr Timothy Graham analysed 315 accounts posting #ArsonEmergency and said a third of them displayed highly automated and inauthentic behaviour.
In layman's terms, that means they're likely to be bots
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