One mistake by a likely Russian FB account lit a match that illuminated a mountain of evidence.
The account was an admin in a PA for Trump group from 2016 thru this month.
This swing state story from @snopes comes just days from #ElectionDay.
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The account was an admin in a PA for Trump group from 2016 thru this month.
This swing state story from @snopes comes just days from #ElectionDay.
Thread 👇 bit.ly/31Kegna
The mistake made by the likely Russian account, an admin in a Pennsylvania for Trump Facebook Group, was that it appeared to have accidentally liked the page Молекулярная диагностика 2020. This was the only Russian page out of hundreds of page likes.
Forgot to switch accounts?
Forgot to switch accounts?
Молекулярная диагностика 2020 (Molecular Diagnostics) is a Moscow conference: "The leading event in the field of molecular diagnostics and related science and medicine trends in Russia."
It is supported by The Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation. bit.ly/31Kegna
It is supported by The Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation. bit.ly/31Kegna
On top of that mistake, the account took an image of an actress and mirrored it horizontally to avoid reverse image search detection. They also appeared to have taken photos of German Shepherd puppies from Pinterest and pretended they belonged to them. bit.ly/31Kegna
But this barely scratches the surface of this story. The story combines Russia, a Gulf War vet, QAnon, #WeBuildTheWall, NFL kneeling, COVID-19, George Floyd, Amy Coney Barrett and the swing state of Pennsylvania...
And we are now 7 days from #ElectionDay. bit.ly/31Kegna
And we are now 7 days from #ElectionDay. bit.ly/31Kegna
The story also includes the subjects Black Lives Matter, the Clinton Foundation, DCLeaks, Breitbart, Tucker Carlson Tonight, George Soros, Brian Kolfage, and the 2016, 2018, and 2020 elections.
The account was active from April 2016 through October 2020. bit.ly/31Kegna
The account was active from April 2016 through October 2020. bit.ly/31Kegna
The likely Russian accounts disappeared only hours after Snopes asked Facebook about their likely connection to Russia, right before the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
One account was an admin in a swing state FB group for more than four years. bit.ly/31Kegna
One account was an admin in a swing state FB group for more than four years. bit.ly/31Kegna
Our research showed that the likely Russian account received a significant amount of total engagements over the course of 4+ years, including one false post that was shared nearly 150,000 times.
We noticed @factcheckdotorg even fact-checked that claim. bit.ly/31Kegna
We noticed @factcheckdotorg even fact-checked that claim. bit.ly/31Kegna
It’s likely millions of Americans were reached by this effort.
Evidence leans strongly toward Russia, very strongly in fact, but the only people who can say with 100% certainty are the account holders, or perhaps Facebook...
7 days until #ElectionDay. bit.ly/31Kegna
Evidence leans strongly toward Russia, very strongly in fact, but the only people who can say with 100% certainty are the account holders, or perhaps Facebook...
7 days until #ElectionDay. bit.ly/31Kegna
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