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Truth Social Users Are Losing Ridiculous Sums of Money to Scams

22 pointsposted 13 hours ago

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fabian2k

12 hours ago

It's a self-selected group of people that have already shown to believe all kinds of outrageous lies. So of course they're an ideal target for scams.

user

12 hours ago

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tjpnz

12 hours ago

QAnon and alike has made some fantastically wealthy.

electrondood

12 hours ago

"They're eating the dogs. They're eating the cats."

Please don't try to equivocate.

23B1

12 hours ago

"This side lies more than that side" is the biggest lie both 'sides' tell you

I mean, even if it were true that both sides lie exactly as much as each other (and, well, why should it be? That’d be rather surprising), certainly one side has the more _obvious_ lies, and will thus appeal to more gullible people. Anyone who thinks that cat on toast is a thing is an extremely ripe target for scammers.

blackeyeblitzar

12 hours ago

You don’t need to look that far to find outrageous lies that people believe on the other side. There are numerous examples from COVID, BLM, illegal immigration, etc. Painting one side as gullible with this recent history is just a self serving elitist narrative.

rsynnott

2 hours ago

Well, yeah, I mean, what would you expect? It’s, well, it tends to select for the stupider section of the population. And on top of that, the _older_ section of the population. And, y’know, it’s probably about as well run as his other ventures (the CEO is the guy who’s best-known for suing an imaginary cow), so will struggle to control this sort of thing. More or less a perfect storm, really, scam-wise.

electrondood

12 hours ago

> Truth Social seems to be a target-rich environment for people who are easy to con.

Yes, yes indeed.

yunohn

8 hours ago

Honestly, some of these stories are so saddening to read - because I am certain that such scammers are looting anyone they can, regardless of their political affiliation. This article is about Truth Social, but I’ve read similar ones about Facebook, Whatsapp, and Telegram.

We can scoff at the victims’ actions despite “obvious” red flags, but with the quality of AI faking we have now, it’ll only get worse. Could be your grand/parents any day now throwing away your potential inheritance to a scammer…