This piece is from two weeks ago, yet need to tease some stuff out in a thread. Pls bear w/me ; ) Two US writers linked to rise of fake news from Macedonia: report thehill.com/media/397679-t…
"Two American conservatives were involved in a fake news scheme run out of Macedonia before the 2016 presidential election, according to a new report...."
"BuzzFeed News pub'd the findings of a joint investigation on Wed revealing...two conservative writers in the U.S. partnered w/a lawyer in the Macedonian town of Veles to distribute falsehoods online for at least six mos in a period overlapping with Election Day (2016.)"
"PARIS WADE, WHO IS RUNNING FOR NV STATE ASSEMBLY, and his former biz partner BEN GOLDMAN were reportedly in contact w/Macedonian media attorney TRACHJE ARSOV as Arsov ran several fake news websites focusing on U.S. politics out of Macedonia before the 2016 election."
"BuzzFeed reported last year on a wide-scale business dominated by teenagers in Veles (MACEDONIA). The teenagers produced fake news in order to turn profits..."
"...BuzzFeed noted that the biz capitalized on conservative-leaning conspiracy theories getting clicks on Facebook and Google."
"Around the same time, The WaPo profiled WADE and GOLDMAN, who ran a right-leaning website called Liberty Writers News. The Post profile described Wade and Goldman as "yellow journalists" capitalizing on the market for inflammatory conservative news."
The second Buzzfeed piece:
How Teens In The Balkans Are Duping Trump Supporters With Fake News
buzzfeednews.com/article/craigs… via @CraigSilverman
How Teens In The Balkans Are Duping Trump Supporters With Fake News
buzzfeednews.com/article/craigs… via @CraigSilverman
@CraigSilverman The WaPo piece re Wade and Goldman (I would note, both of these dudes are from Long Beach, CA):
For the ‘new yellow journalists,’ opportunity comes in clicks and bucks wapo.st/2gbSEXU?tid=ss…
For the ‘new yellow journalists,’ opportunity comes in clicks and bucks wapo.st/2gbSEXU?tid=ss…
@CraigSilverman "BuzzFeed's new investigation – conducted w/the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project as well as the Investigative Reporting Lab Macedonia – indicates that THE TWO MEN WERE IN TOUCH w/the fake news purveyors in MACEDONIA."
@CraigSilverman "WADE wrote more than 40 articles for...Arsov's fake news...sites, including USA Politics Today, as did his BROTHER..."
Who da brother?
Arsov told the outlet that many Americans wrote for his fake news websites, including a blogger who now writes for GATEWAY PUNDIT..."
Oh rly.
Who da brother?
Arsov told the outlet that many Americans wrote for his fake news websites, including a blogger who now writes for GATEWAY PUNDIT..."
Oh rly.
@CraigSilverman This piece says PARIS WADE is a TN native, who traveled around using AirBNB, settling in Long Beach, CA (very close to Rohrabacher), pumped out fake news via FB and Google, and now is running of NV senate.
reviewjournal.com/news/politics-…
reviewjournal.com/news/politics-…
@CraigSilverman Back to The Hill piece:
"Though Arsov's websites and Liberty Writers News have been shut down, they became popular on Facebook, BuzzFeed noted.
Lawmakers have grilled FB repeatedly for its "fake news" policy, which DOES NOT REMOVE FALSEHOODS but demotes them."
"Though Arsov's websites and Liberty Writers News have been shut down, they became popular on Facebook, BuzzFeed noted.
Lawmakers have grilled FB repeatedly for its "fake news" policy, which DOES NOT REMOVE FALSEHOODS but demotes them."
@CraigSilverman "Last month, FB enacted new policies aimed at reducing the reach of pages run by foreign-based publishers...
BuzzFeed noted that WADE, GOLDMAN and ARSOV are not being charged for any criminal activities."
WHO PAID THEM TO RUN FAKE NEWS?
BuzzFeed noted that WADE, GOLDMAN and ARSOV are not being charged for any criminal activities."
WHO PAID THEM TO RUN FAKE NEWS?
@CraigSilverman "I STARTED MY BUSINESS in my living room with my best friend,” said Paris WADE, 28. “I was lucky to be able to talk to millions of people across this country."
reviewjournal.com/news/politics-…
reviewjournal.com/news/politics-…
@CraigSilverman "To accomplish that, the Tennessee native, who spent years traveling across California and living in Airbnb rentals before settling in Nevada, is aiming to unseat Democrat Sandra Jauregui in the Las Vegas-based District 41 seat."
WHO PAID FOR THAT?
WHO PAID FOR THAT?
@CraigSilverman "Wade told the newspaper he earned $10,000 to $40,000 FROM ADS on the website, which was called LibertyWritersNews at the time."
Per month? In total? Who bought those ads?
reviewjournal.com/news/politics-…
Per month? In total? Who bought those ads?
reviewjournal.com/news/politics-…
@CraigSilverman "Wade, a Republican who has an ADVERTISING DEGREE from the University of Tennessee, faces an uphill battle winning District 41. It has 14,592 registered Democrats and 11,566 Republicans, according to the secretary of state’s office."
@CraigSilverman "After FB deleted Liberty Writers page in 11/17 for violating its terms, Wade said his...site was “dead in the water.” He lost 3.2M followers & his attys are fighting the soc media giant to overturn the decision."
"Can't make a living w/o FAKE NEWS" should be the new R motto!
"Can't make a living w/o FAKE NEWS" should be the new R motto!
@CraigSilverman "But Wade says the days of Liberty Writers are behind him...He said he has shifted his focus to running a robust political campaign and is investing in other “digital projects,” though he declined to elaborate.
“As a priv biz owner, I don’t feel at liberty to discuss those,” 🤣
“As a priv biz owner, I don’t feel at liberty to discuss those,” 🤣
@CraigSilverman "If elected to the Assembly, Wade said he’d focus on easing regulations on businesses, ensuring police and fire officials have adequate resources and improving Nevada’s education system"
Yes, a man whose only biz model is pushing out FAKE NEWS can totally improve NV ed system!🤪
Yes, a man whose only biz model is pushing out FAKE NEWS can totally improve NV ed system!🤪
@CraigSilverman Going to stop here for now. Keep this in mind:
PARIS WADE used kids and an atty from MACEDONIA to push out fake news for the 2016 election. It's being investigated by law enforcement.
Leave you w/this piece:
buzzfeednews.com/article/craigs… via @CraigSilverman
PARIS WADE used kids and an atty from MACEDONIA to push out fake news for the 2016 election. It's being investigated by law enforcement.
Leave you w/this piece:
buzzfeednews.com/article/craigs… via @CraigSilverman
@CraigSilverman Linking Craig Silverman's thread on his work, here. Hope he does not mind - my linking is by no way an endorsement by him, of course):
@CraigSilverman Indicted Russian, Macedonia Summer 2015.
NRA, in TN (Where Wade is from) April 2015.
NRA, in TN (Where Wade is from) April 2015.
@CraigSilverman May want to follow these peeps he's tagging in, if the Buzzfeed Org'd Crime investigatory piece interests you.
@CraigSilverman Marsha Blackburn - of TN - dodged questions of whether she met Butina. Oops:
thinkprogress.org/did-marsha-bla…
thinkprogress.org/did-marsha-bla…
@CraigSilverman "Likewise, Blackburn’s congressional office and campaign did not respond to ThinkProgress’ request for comment about whether she met with Torshin in 2012."
@CraigSilverman "...the lawyer who initially introduced Torshin to the NRA in 2011 [from TN, PRESTON] — said that he worked for years as the campaign finance chairman for Blackburn, as well as the president of Marsha Blackburn for Congress, Inc."
Well that would be why, wouldn't it?
Well that would be why, wouldn't it?
@CraigSilverman "PRESTON worked closely w/Doug Grindstaff, another longtime Tennessee politico who is now serving as campaign treasurer for Mark Green, a Republican state senator hoping to replace Blackburn as she vacates her House seat to run for U.S. Senate."
@CraigSilverman "In 2008, BLACKBURN - of TN - met with Igor Matveev, then working as the first secretary of the Russian embassy, in Nashville. Matveev, who said he and Blackburn “discuss[ed] U.S.-Russia relations,”
Marsha's in trouble ya'll! 🤣
Marsha's in trouble ya'll! 🤣
@CraigSilverman "It was that election-monitoring trip that brought Torshin to Williamson County, TN, where Blackburn lives — and when Blackburn’s alleged meeting w/Torshin, which her camp has not denied, took place. "
Oh shit, almost forgot, Torshin, RU mob & U.S. election monitor! 🤦🏽♀️💩
Oh shit, almost forgot, Torshin, RU mob & U.S. election monitor! 🤦🏽♀️💩
@CraigSilverman "(As Torshin wrote on the day of the election, “We’re continuing to work in TN.”) Two days after the 2012 election, Torshin even tweeted out a plaque awarded to Williamson County’s election commission in honor of their early voting numbers."
THIS IS SO WRONG. 😳
THIS IS SO WRONG. 😳
@CraigSilverman "Likewise, Torshin’s Twitter feed shows him and Preston meeting Gov. Bill Haslam (R-TN) two days after the election."
@CraigSilverman "As Torshin wrote just last year, of all the states he has visited, there’s only one that’s his favorite: Tennessee."
TN, where Rohrabacher was seen househunting 3 days after the primaries. What a coinky-dink!
TN, where Rohrabacher was seen househunting 3 days after the primaries. What a coinky-dink!
Just clarifying: these two, Wade and Goldman, were residing in "half furnished AirBnB homes" in Long Beach, CA while they were pushing out fake news. Paris Wade is from TN.
lbpost.com/news/wonder-wh…
lbpost.com/news/wonder-wh…
Just confirming: both PARIS WADE and BEN GOLDMAN say they graduated from University of TN: 🚩
Paris Wade and Ben Goldman: Young Political Duo Shaking Up Media & Digital World
homebusinessmag.com/success-storie…
Paris Wade and Ben Goldman: Young Political Duo Shaking Up Media & Digital World
homebusinessmag.com/success-storie…
"One in particular, the 2015 breaking news story of France's response to Isis' Paris attack, received MILLIONS OF VIEWS IN A SPAN OF 2 HOURS."
BOTS.
BOTS.
