I don't know what the answer is, but you are definitely asking the right questions. During the most recent crisis, I have become acutely aware that the people with the fewest facts are making the most noise. It is increasingly difficult to know what is coming from a bot and what is coming from ill-intentioned extremists, and what is coming from people for whom facts mean nothing in comparison to jumping on their performative bandwagon.
I don't know what the answer is, but you are definitely asking the right questions. During the most recent crisis, I have become acutely aware that the people with the fewest facts are making the most noise. It is increasingly difficult to know what is coming from a bot and what is coming from ill-intentioned extremists, and what is coming from people for whom facts mean nothing in comparison to jumping on their performative bandwagon.