You can (usually) spot the difference between an American Trumpanzee and a GRU-Troll with a simple test - The GRU relies on software to generate voice output for them to hear, and voice-to-text to generate their replies. They *can't* read English text from an image!
See images:
See images:
https://twitter.com/jennycohn1/status/1312955491589320704
Conversational English is a mandatory course in their high schools.
GRU-Trolls aren't highly-trained spies, they're basically hired off the streets based on their spoken English skills. This is modeled on phone banks, like when you call Technical Support. They have a flipbook...
GRU-Trolls aren't highly-trained spies, they're basically hired off the streets based on their spoken English skills. This is modeled on phone banks, like when you call Technical Support. They have a flipbook...
https://twitter.com/wmcarterelliott/status/1312958299784974337
The software is adapted from an American product, so when they speak a word that has homonyms, it gives them the option of which *there/their/they're* to select.
But most of them can't read the options (written in English, not Cyrillic), so they just guess.
This is significant.
But most of them can't read the options (written in English, not Cyrillic), so they just guess.
This is significant.
I figured this out from a heated discussion about how assault rifles being worthless for deer hunting.
The GRU-Troll claimed that his AR-15 was great for hunting, but he kept referring to his "dear rifles".
I posted this from Google, and he responded like it was a meme.
The GRU-Troll claimed that his AR-15 was great for hunting, but he kept referring to his "dear rifles".
I posted this from Google, and he responded like it was a meme.
This wasn't an isolated case - I've been using this trick to ID GRU-Trolls vs American Trump supporters for over a year, and they haven't fixed it yet.
Reading text from an image requires Optical Character Recognition (OCR), which is much more expensive than Text-to-Speech.
Reading text from an image requires Optical Character Recognition (OCR), which is much more expensive than Text-to-Speech.
They have Supervisors who *can* read English text from images, but the GRU-Trolls are reluctant to ask for their help.
For example, I posted the screencap of this newspaper article, and he asked his boss for help:
For example, I posted the screencap of this newspaper article, and he asked his boss for help:
He got the intended meaning correct, but totally missed the "hand job" reference. They apparently are called something else in Russian.
I've "weaponized" this, as even a Supervisor can get in trouble for saying the wrong thing.
He's sensitive about MH17, for example:
I've "weaponized" this, as even a Supervisor can get in trouble for saying the wrong thing.
He's sensitive about MH17, for example:
You can also make a GRU-Troll very nervous by pointing out how many GRU generals who have died suddenly, often after making a blunder.
The Netherlands Intelligence Agency hacked the Internet Research Agency's own security cameras. The general wore his uniform to work every day.
The Netherlands Intelligence Agency hacked the Internet Research Agency's own security cameras. The general wore his uniform to work every day.
PUTIN's also very sensitive about his image.
These images, he doesn't like people seeing.
These images, he doesn't like people seeing.
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