Just going over the various recent posts, most of them are from brand new accounts that then get deleted. Many of them are from people saying they’re from foreign countries yet the OP speaks perfect English. In one case I mentioned that the username was the same as a Reddit/Instagram user…

Hell, the most recent one (Kazak person that was kidnapped)? They were taught Kazak and English by their kidnapper? Kazak and Russian sure, but English? I call bullshit.

  • .Donuts@lemmy.worldEnglish
    181·
    2 months ago

    Roleplaying isn’t unique to Reddit. I feel like we should have people post a picture with their username on it, but turns out that AI can fake that too nowadays.

    I don’t really know of any solution to ensure posted content is as truthful as possible, to be honest.

    • KecessaOP
      11·
      2 months ago

      Limiting post creation to older accounts might help, otherwise verification by mods…

      • .Donuts@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6·
        2 months ago

        Some people need to hide their identity and post on a throwaway, though. This would mean those people won’t post anymore, and they can be genuine.

        • KecessaOP
          5·
          2 months ago

          Hence the verification by mods option (which they do on Reddit for the most surprising AMAs)

    • spector@lemmy.ca
      5·
      2 months ago

      Don’t believe what you see online. It’s that simple.

      Even with theoretical identity verification, people still lie. I swear it’s like the social media turns peoples gullibility to 100%.

      Everyone online has some odd propensity to want internet stories to be real. Even doing mental gymnastics to believe it. Maybe pointing that out can remove its power.