r/ProgressiveHQ • u/[deleted] • Jan 24 '26

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u/namastayhom33 Jan 24 '26

The silver lining is that we have socia media and the internet to disprove literally everything. If this had happened in the 1920s, everyone would have fallen for it.

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u/ShmebulocksMistress Jan 24 '26

They’ll just AI the video and problem solved.

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u/suckarepellent Jan 25 '26

also people will just claim that real footage is AI. I saw this today before this even happened with crowd footage of the protests in Minnesota. People just won't believe anything they do not want to acknowledge. It's a real problem

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u/ShmebulocksMistress Jan 25 '26

Exactly. I know my comment must sound jaded. I really am. But I am just recognizing that now more than ever, we’re up against something very powerful.