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AP Cries ‘Pro-Moscow’ Twitter ‘Tried to Steer’ Ohio Train Disaster Debate
NewsBusters ^ | 3/20/2023 | Joseph Vazquez

Posted on 03/20/2023 11:43:34 AM PDT by JV3MRC

The Associated Press attempted to blame Twitter owner Elon Musk and “pro-Russian” Twitter accounts for Americans’ distrust of Big Daddy Government and liberal media gaslighting about the toxic Ohio train disaster. Talk about a ridiculous attempt at a stretch.

AP whined in a Mar. 18 story — “Pro-Moscow voices tried to steer Ohio train disaster debate” — that “anonymous pro-Russian accounts” used “Elon Musk’s new verification system” to spread “misleading claims and anti-American propaganda” about the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment. The train’s derailing led authorities to create a controlled explosion that released toxic fumes into the atmosphere. “The accounts, which parroted Kremlin talking points on myriad topics, claimed without evidence that authorities in Ohio were lying about the true impact of the chemical spill,” AP complained. Apparently AP didn’t learn anything from the Twitter Files. Just because left-wing talking heads call an account “pro-Russian” doesn’t mean it is, and a deeper dive into AP’s sources just makes its propaganda seem more like a pathetic attempt to protect government talking points.

AP said London, U.K.-based group Reset identified the “pro-Russian” accounts. Ben Scott, the group's executive director, was “the technology policy advisory group” lead for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign — the same campaign that served as the genesis of the Trump-Russia collusion hoax, which AP itself mindlessly promoted. AP didn’t bother mentioning this in its write-up, and neither did CNN has-been Brian Stelter when he plastered the story on hisTwitter feed. Journalist Glenn Greenwald raked Stelter over the proverbial coals for his thin veneer of media analysis bonafides and lack of critical thinking skills.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: associatedpress; elonmusk; ohiotraindisaster

1 posted on 03/20/2023 11:43:34 AM PDT by JV3MRC
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AP = All Propaganda.


2 posted on 03/20/2023 11:45:26 AM PDT by Dogbert41
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To: JV3MRC

LOL, you would almost think they were reading Free Republic!!!!


3 posted on 03/20/2023 11:47:33 AM PDT by rlmorel ("If you think tough men are dangerous, just wait until you see what weak men are capable of." JBP)
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To: JV3MRC

LOL. The evil, dark pro-commie forces controlled Twitter and other media for years. Now that some sunshine is shined on Twitter and it is a free speech platform, those same commie bastards now accuse it of being commie.

They have zero self-awareness.


4 posted on 03/20/2023 11:47:34 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (The government's lying liars love to lie)
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To: JV3MRC
The Left’s Core Strategy #1: Lie forcefully knowing the media and the appropriate establishment will support you.

The Left’s Core Strategy #2: “Pick the target and polarize it" via Rules for Radicals.

The Left’s Core Strategy #3: Scream accusations of racism* (or racist* attacks) at anything you don't like or which slows your agenda. *Sexism, "homophobia", etc. are also opportunities.

The Left’s Core Strategy #4: Attack by projecting your guilt onto your target.

The Left’s Core Strategy #5: Declare that your destructive actions are creating a positive outcome.

The Left’s Core Strategy #6: Attack opposition with shallow insults in an effort to negatively influence the public's view of their character. Think drive-by shooter.

The Left’s Core Strategy #7: When all else fails, censor speech and/or deploy violence.

Repeat
5 posted on 03/20/2023 11:50:53 AM PDT by Vision (Woke is communism and it has no place in America. Election Reform Now! Obama is an evildoer.)
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Proof that the left relies on the short memory of the American public!


6 posted on 03/20/2023 11:53:56 AM PDT by immadashell (Save Innocent Lives: Ban Gun Free Zones)
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This asinine propaganda reminds me of the early days of the Mueller fraud of Trump Russia-gate.

Every action Trump took was spun and projected by media to be somehow “connected to Russia.”

A lof aZZhole trolls on FR with their RuZZian Orc themes do the same thing here


7 posted on 03/20/2023 11:57:36 AM PDT by PGR88
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The funny thing is AP is pro-Moscow.


8 posted on 03/20/2023 11:59:32 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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Complete BS. Anyone that cries ‘Russia’ needs Russia shoved where the sun doesn’t shine.


9 posted on 03/20/2023 12:00:02 PM PDT by ConservativeInPA ("How did you go bankrupt?" Bill asked. "Two ways," Mike said. "Gradually and then suddenly." )
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Anytime anyone frames Ukraine and Russia as good vs evil, remember this (as posted earlier on FR):


10 posted on 03/20/2023 12:08:38 PM PDT by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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A taste of the left’s own medicine - The AP has made baseless claims that . . .


11 posted on 03/20/2023 12:09:22 PM PDT by jpp113
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To: Vision

Repeat

Yes, exactly what you are doing with the same post over and over and over and over again. Please, we get it, kindly post something different for a change. It’s tedious and adds nothing to the conversation.


12 posted on 03/20/2023 12:37:07 PM PDT by rxh4n1
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To: rxh4n1

It’s the long form of SPJNK or play stupid games win stupid prizes. There’s another one about global warming. Just as tiring.


13 posted on 03/20/2023 12:41:56 PM PDT by webheart
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To: JV3MRC

I love how they say claimed without evidence. AP has been claiming without evidence for decades.


14 posted on 03/20/2023 12:44:00 PM PDT by webheart
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What the Russians wished they did... mail .. but more likely CCP owned politicians did.
15 posted on 03/20/2023 12:46:05 PM PDT by cuz1961 (USCGR Veteran )
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Btw,, when , and by whom, is it EVER legal to burn vinyl chloride in an open burn pit ?...

..why hasn’t THAT question been asked by AP or any urinalist or politician ?


16 posted on 03/20/2023 12:48:30 PM PDT by cuz1961 (USCGR Veteran )
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To: JV3MRC

https://villageofmoscow.org/


17 posted on 03/20/2023 9:57:26 PM PDT by lepton ("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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