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LinkedIn billionaire ‘sorry’ for funding ‘Russian bot’ disinformation campaign against Roy Moore
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| 12/27/18
Posted on 01/07/2019 3:37:17 PM PST by Libloather
The co-founder of LinkedIn, Reid Hoffman, has apologized to Republican Roy Moore for funding an organisation that faked a Russian bot involvement to mar his election campaign in Alabama.
American Engagement Technologies (AET), which Hoffman gave $750,000 to, put $100,000 of the entrepreneurs money towards New Knowledge, a cybersecurity firm which fabricated some 1,000 Russian language Twitter accounts to follow Moore.
The company used the tactic to link the controversial Republican to so-called Russian influence campaigns and then fed it to the mainstream media. They also created misleading Facebook pages urging Republicans to support a write-in candidate instead of supporting Moore. The ploy was revealed by New York Times earlier this month.
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TOPICS: Conspiracy; Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: alabama; hoffman; linkedin; moore; russia
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This is the most evidence Mueller has seen in two years.
To: Liz
AET is ran by former Barack Obama administration official, Mikey Dickerson, who previously helped the US government with its adoption of new technology.How about that...
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posted on
01/07/2019 3:41:21 PM PST
by
Libloather
(Trivial Pursuit question the question?- name the first female to lose TWO presidential elections!)
To: Libloather
[ This is the most evidence Mueller has seen in two years. ]
That’s for sure.
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posted on
01/07/2019 3:43:01 PM PST
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
To: Libloather
So all of this “Russian” crap is really minions of the Kenyanesian Usurper.
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posted on
01/07/2019 3:46:59 PM PST
by
Lurkinanloomin
(Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
To: Libloather
Sorry about that.
But Im sure glad it worked.
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posted on
01/07/2019 3:51:04 PM PST
by
House Atreides
(Boycott the NFL 100% — PERMANENTLY)
To: House Atreides; All
Consider that both Moore from Alabama, and Stevens from Alaska, were driven from office by dirty tricks of the Deep State and Media false information tropes.
How much would two more reliable Trump supporters in the Senate be worth about now?
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posted on
01/07/2019 4:04:19 PM PST
by
marktwain
(President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
To: Libloather
Cancel LinkrdIN account
Reid is just another bad actor.
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posted on
01/07/2019 4:05:55 PM PST
by
ptsal
To: Libloather
You can always tell what antics the “democrats” are pulling by what they accuse our side of doing.
To: Libloather
Moore should sue him into oblivion
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posted on
01/07/2019 4:18:25 PM PST
by
Chode
( WeÂ’re America, Bitch!)
To: Libloather
I don’t think there were any Russian bots in 2016. It was the democrat party doing it.
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posted on
01/07/2019 4:25:15 PM PST
by
virgil
(The evil that men do lives after them)
To: marktwain
How much would two more reliable Trump supporters in the Senate be worth about now? It is always about the power.
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posted on
01/07/2019 4:35:54 PM PST
by
DiogenesLamp
("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
To: Libloather
Sorry is an admission of guilt to damages that cannot be calculated. He could have won this race. I believe that Judge Roy Moore is due damages and reparations, 8 to 10 figures for starters. Just sayin'...
Then comes all of the supporters.
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posted on
01/07/2019 5:00:30 PM PST
by
Caipirabob
(Communists...Socialists...Fascists & AntiFa...Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
To: Libloather
He can make it up to us by donating a couple hundred million dollars to the trump re-election campaign and to republican candidates for the next congressional elections :-)
To: lowbridge
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posted on
01/07/2019 5:11:58 PM PST
by
marktwain
(President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
To: Libloather
Hope this doesnt mean he wont go to jail.
His sorry is godam worthless.
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posted on
01/07/2019 5:22:23 PM PST
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
To: Libloather
Herr Hoffmann is just sorry he got caught.
Ever notice all the Nazi sounding names involved in the grand conspiracy? Hoffman, Mueller, Soros (he actually worked for the Nazis), Strzok....
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posted on
01/07/2019 6:46:15 PM PST
by
PAR35
Comment #17 Removed by Moderator
To: ptsal
Cancel LinkrdIN account InvitedNever joined...
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posted on
01/07/2019 10:20:35 PM PST
by
Does so
(If Trump Colluded with Russians, Why Did Hillary Win The Popular Vote?)
To: Libloather
He needs to go to jail for this. An apology is beyond insufficient.
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posted on
01/07/2019 10:46:41 PM PST
by
thoughtomator
(Nobody is coming to save the day)
To: Libloather
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posted on
01/08/2019 12:00:21 AM PST
by
YogicCowboy
("I am not entirely on anyone's side, because no one is entirely on mine." - J. R. R. Tolkien)
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