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DISINFORMATION THREAD. First, Trump claimed falsely that Obama was not born in the United States. Millions still believe this blatant lie. (obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/…) 1/
Next, Trump pushed with great success the disinformation meme, "Clinton's emails !" (Investigation of Clinton emails ends, finding no 'deliberate mishandling' theguardian.com/us-news/2019/o…) 2/
Now, Trump has succeeded in distracting the country with new disinformation clickbait, "Biden is corrupt." (Debunking 4 Viral Rumors About the Bidens and Ukraine nyti.ms/31U93X5). 3/
Given this record, how can anyone naively believe that Trump & team won't use the exact same methods against Senator Sanders should he become the nominee? It will be this simple: "Sanders is a communist." 4/
On @billmaher last week, I was compelled to refute a guest and argue that Sanders is not a fascist; Sanders is not a communist. But that's how disinformation works. You throw out baseless claims, force the other side to refute them & just like that, we're echoing these claims. 5/
Other potential nominees will face the same. 6/
Don't help Trump. There are good reasons to support Sanders or other candidates besides Biden. But believing , let alone amplifying, Trump propaganda that "Biden is corrupt" is not one of them . 7/ END THREAD.
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