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Thank you, @BarackObama.
This is so important, I'll do a brief summary for people who don't have subscriptions to the NY Times.
On Feb. 3 an obscure Twitter account in Moscow began retweeting an American blog that said the coronavirus pathogen was a germ weapon.
Thank you, @BarackObama.
This is so important, I'll do a brief summary for people who don't have subscriptions to the NY Times.
On Feb. 3 an obscure Twitter account in Moscow began retweeting an American blog that said the coronavirus pathogen was a germ weapon.
1/ The pandemic has been accompanied by an dangerous surge of false information.
Analysts say Putin has played a principle role in the spread of false information as part of its wider effort to discredit the West and destroy the west from enemies within.
Analysts say Putin has played a principle role in the spread of false information as part of its wider effort to discredit the West and destroy the west from enemies within.
2/ Russia planted the idea that disease outbreaks were sown by US scientists to portray the US as a serious threat to public safety.
They use secretive trolls and shadowy blogs.
This was linked in the NYT article:
news.yahoo.com/russia-linked-…
They use secretive trolls and shadowy blogs.
This was linked in the NYT article:
news.yahoo.com/russia-linked-…
3/ There is a history of Putin planting anti-vaccine disinformation in the US, while encouraging Russians to get vaccinated.
(Fascists don't care who they kill as long as they maintain and consolidate their power.)
(Fascists don't care who they kill as long as they maintain and consolidate their power.)
4./ The State Department recently accused Russia of using thousands of social media accounts to spread coronavirus misinformation.
You know who else is spreading misinformation about Covid-19?
Gimmea T! Gimmea R! Gimmea a UMP!
Also:
Gimmea F! Gimmea O! Gimmea X!
You know who else is spreading misinformation about Covid-19?
Gimmea T! Gimmea R! Gimmea a UMP!
Also:
Gimmea F! Gimmea O! Gimmea X!
5/ Trump wants to protect himself. Fox wants to protect Trump.
Putin wants to increase his own power by sowing division in the US, and helping to stoke virus outbreaks by spreading misinformation.
If you missed my take on what's happening here, see👇
Putin wants to increase his own power by sowing division in the US, and helping to stoke virus outbreaks by spreading misinformation.
If you missed my take on what's happening here, see👇
6/ To be clear, I am not accusing Trump and Fox of working with Putin.
I'm accusing each of these 3 of having their own agenda, which
🔹increases / protects their own power
🔹while not caring how many people they kill.
All 3 rely on disinformation.
I'm accusing each of these 3 of having their own agenda, which
🔹increases / protects their own power
🔹while not caring how many people they kill.
All 3 rely on disinformation.
Precisely. Thanks, Martha.
I didn't want to be misunderstood.
We also need to consider what it means that Trump's interests so often align with Putin's.
I didn't want to be misunderstood.
We also need to consider what it means that Trump's interests so often align with Putin's.
