Rapidcreek@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 10 months agoHere’s The Tape of Roger Stone Discussing Assassination of Democrats — Which He Denied Ever Doingwww.mediaite.comexternal-linkmessage-square68fedilinkarrow-up1890arrow-down112cross-posted to: benjamingetthemusket@lemmy.cafe
arrow-up1878arrow-down1external-linkHere’s The Tape of Roger Stone Discussing Assassination of Democrats — Which He Denied Ever Doingwww.mediaite.comRapidcreek@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square68fedilinkcross-posted to: benjamingetthemusket@lemmy.cafe
minus-squarelennybird@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24arrow-down1·10 months agoThe thing is, character matters. I have no doubt Roger Stone is capable of saying those things. Zero doubt. If someone did this with, say Obama, would anyone believe it?
minus-squareagitatedpotato@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up27arrow-down1·10 months ago If someone did this with, say Obama, would anyone believe it? Oh absolutely, off the top of my head I’d say 20-35% of America.
minus-squareBilliam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·10 months agoYou can’t honestly believe that a significant portion of Americans would easily believe such a falsehood, Kenya?
minus-squareZaktor@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·10 months agoRoger Stone has also previously claimed deepfakes for things he was recorded saying on video from a professional documentary crew: https://www.thedailybeast.com/roger-stone-claims-video-of-him-calling-for-violence-are-deep-fake-videos He already cried wolf.
The thing is, character matters. I have no doubt Roger Stone is capable of saying those things. Zero doubt.
If someone did this with, say Obama, would anyone believe it?
Oh absolutely, off the top of my head I’d say 20-35% of America.
You can’t honestly believe that a significant portion of Americans would easily believe such a falsehood, Kenya?
Roger Stone has also previously claimed deepfakes for things he was recorded saying on video from a professional documentary crew: https://www.thedailybeast.com/roger-stone-claims-video-of-him-calling-for-violence-are-deep-fake-videos
He already cried wolf.