Thread by @jsrailton

#Kremlin propagandists, after struggling early in the invasion, have found some traction.

Example? U.S. 🇺🇸 Google searches for "war crime" vs biolab" in the past 30 days. 1/

2/ As Kate, who has this excellent "participatory disinformation" concept points out, a big driver is the "just asking questions" mode of key influencers.👇👇

https://twitter.com/katestarbird/status/1503139231111122945

3/ Tulsi Gabbard is a great example of an influential account helping to carry water for #Kremlin disinformation.

Her pro-#Russia stance has also given her a big bump in attention since the invasion began.

https://twitter.com/jsrailton/status/1503046899389145090

4/ Then there's Greenwald.

@noUpside suggests that he is traffic chasing, trying to route people to his Substack etc.

I find this plausible. And utterly cynical.

https://twitter.com/JamesSurowiecki/status/1502763323452006400

5/ The #Kremlin's latest disinformation also got a big boost from China.

Interestingly, this echoed claims in a joint Russia China statement a month ago.

Left: last week (via AP)
Right: Feb 4, joint RU CN statement (Via Kremlin)

Story: @davidrising
apnews.com/article/russia…

6/ @katestarbird with the Twitter comparison, which has some interesting signals...

https://twitter.com/katestarbird/status/1503408877731147779

7/ Also, helpful & related thread by @marcowenjones tracing the origin of the bioweapons disinformation.

https://twitter.com/marcowenjones/status/1503476886273499139