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GloomyBoots | 1 year ago

That's exactly the kind of thing I'm criticizing him for. Musk posted an obviously satirical deepfake of Harris. It was clownish. It was unprofessional. Jack wouldn't have done that.

And yet, the response to this from liberals wasn't to chide him on that alone, which would have been plenty enough. It was to pretend that this wasn't obvious satire, that it was an attempt at spreading misinformation. The reaction was far more disingenuous than the bad joke.

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ruthmarx|1 year ago

FFS buddy, it *was* an attempt at spreading misinformation, there was no warning it was a deepfake or a parody. Stop trying to make excuses and apologize for his conduct, it doesn't make you look good let alone 'fair' like you probably think you're being.

GloomyBoots|1 year ago

No it wasn’t. The video didn’t make any attempt at believability, and Musk posted it with the text “this is awesome” followed by laughing emojis. The joke could not have been more telegraphed. You may as well complain that SNL is misleading voters.

I don’t care about looking fair. I care about being honest. I’m sorry if you think I’m not doing enough to support your team.

valval|1 year ago

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