By Syndicated Content
By Elizabeth Culliford
(Reuters) - Online misinformation that led to violent unrest at the Capitol last week has gone beyond false claims and has reached the point of radicalization, researchers told a Reuters Next panel on Tuesday. This is not about false claims, or even conspiracies, but many of the people at the Capitol are now part of a completely alternate reality, said Claire Wardle, co-founder of anti-disinformation non-profit First Draft.
She added that people must stop thinking about online conspiracies as existing separately from real-world harm: They re not just sitting at home in their pajamas clicking yes I agree, they re out there with . guns and pipe bombs.