Thread by @FluteMagician

1) I did some further investigation into the “Democrat friends voting for Trump” narrative. I used a method I use to unmask Russian trolls. I reverse-engineered the method from a tactic Russian trolls use. NAFO knows about it. Here we see an example from 2019. There’s more⬇️

2) Russian trolls use a tactic that involves keyword searches. That’s how they find accounts to post disinformation on. So I use my own keyword search—“Democrat friends voting for Trump”—to uncover where the origin of this information. Such as Marsha Blackburn 5/31/24. And⬇️

3) As you see here, this narrative has been going around for quite some time now. The post- debate narrative is simply another manifestation of the same disinformation propaganda weapon. Senator Marsha Blackburn didn’t originate it, but she certainly upgraded it. And⬇️

4) Here’s another example of “my Democrat friends are voting for Trump.” You’d be surprised how many MAGA accounts follow one or more Russian disinformation accounts. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene does. I’ll prove that, too. Let’s keep going.⬇️

5) Here’s a “I used to be a Democrat” version of it. Russian trolls use a version of this with the Diana Panchenko account. “I’m a Ukrainian and hate Zelenskyy and Putin is good” narrative. All of this becomes obvious to me because I discovered the methods they use. And⬇️

6) Here’s the Blackburn lie again being broadcast by a Trump account. So what you’re seeing is how the narrative is used by those whose role is to spread it by retweeting it. Now that’s an important thing to understand. I will explain that next.⬇️

7) It works the same as a propaganda leaflet drop. This is done by retweeting the narrative. But then the receivers of it also retweet it. It’s as if you drop 10,000 leaflets and everyone who got one leaflet makes 10,000 copies of it and drops those over different areas. And⬇️

8) I have a lot more examples of the narrative. But what I’m going to show you next is worse. Remember I told you Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene follows an account that spreads Russian disinformation? It’s this one, masquerading as a defunct US govt agency. And about that⬇️

9) Here it makes a coded reference to the narrative. But it gets worse, which I’ll show next⬇️

10) Here’s a variation on the narrative which is “replace Biden with Newsom”. And why? Because he was married to Kimberly Guilfoyle and she’s waiting to unload a propaganda barrage of dirty laundry if this happens. Which the Russians and MAGA will spread. Let’s keep going.⬇️

11) Here, the account is actually telling you what the mission is. This reminds Russian trolls out there to do their jobs. It also helps along the relationship the Russians want to strengthen with MAGA. The Russians have been courting the American right since 2014. And⬇️

12) This is a tactic called “poisoning the well”. By doing this, ANY replacement of Biden can be called RIGHT NOW the “Deep State” (and therefore “evil”) no matter who it is. Let’s keep going.⬇️

13) These are designed to piss off the MAGA. Especially the Obama haters. If Ted Cruz really said that, he is a foolish tool of Russian propaganda. Of course, Cruz has praised the Russian army in the past. Let’s keep going.⬇️

14) Again, the CIA “Deep State” narrative along with Hillary mentioned, who is hated by the MAGA. There’s a conspiracy afoot at Camp David, so the Russian disinformation is saying here. Democrats are walking into an ambush if they did choose Newsom. And⬇️

15) Back to the Democrat friends narrative, I can provide countless examples of it. And you can see how Russian propaganda is already using the narrative and weaponizing it even further. The Russians are taking it to the next level and it’s only going to get worse.