Interesting to look at the traffic on mentions of Novichok since yesterday. 
By far the most-amplified post is by @Amy_Siskind, linking to Trump-Putin meeting. Breaking news generates a lot of the traffic.
Craig Murray also makes the top-10 retweeted posts.
Craig Murray also makes the top-10 retweeted posts.
Further down the list, it's a mixture of breaking news, anti-Russia comment, anti-Trump comment and pro-Russia comment.
Fairly even mix, no one theme predominating.
Fairly even mix, no one theme predominating.
Main pro-Kremlin arguments:
- Must be made up to discredit the World Cup;
- Must be made up to derail Trump-Putin summit;
- A repeated attack wouldn't make sense;
- The original Novichok wouldn't have lasted that long.
- Must be made up to discredit the World Cup;
- Must be made up to derail Trump-Putin summit;
- A repeated attack wouldn't make sense;
- The original Novichok wouldn't have lasted that long.
Also interesting to note the most influential amplifiers of Craig Murray's post, measured by the retweets they generated in turn:
Vanessa Beeley
George Galloway
LabourLeft
Ian56789
Pretty familiar community there.
Vanessa Beeley
George Galloway
LabourLeft
Ian56789
Pretty familiar community there.
