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To: exit82

Here’s an article written by one of the authors

https://medium.com/@bretthorvath/late-surge-in-disinformation-for-voterfraud-electionfraud-and-calls-to-violence-f1e8e3b8258

Here are the key points -

2. This groups of accounts have also been one of the largest drivers of conspiracies around Qanon, CaravanCrisis, FalseFlag Maga Bomber and others.

3. Doubling-down on calls for violence— Over the last 72 hours, these accounts have focused their emphasis to claim that there will be millions of people voting illegally with connected calls for violence after the election.

4. These groups of accounts seem to be far more advanced in amplifying disinformation in ways that mostly evade detection for researchers tracking online propaganda.

5. Whatever happens in the election, it appears that these accounts will be aggressively discrediting the integrity of the election and the democratic process with escalating violent rhetoric.

6. Not all of these accounts are bots, and that’s the point. Real Americans are getting caught up in the coordination around disinformation related to the election and calls for violence based on the results.


943 posted on 02/22/2019 5:49:17 PM PST by Rusty0604
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To: Rusty0604

Good info, Rusty.


944 posted on 02/22/2019 5:51:50 PM PST by exit82 (Democrats are unfit to govern--they hate America, the Constitution and those they don't agree with.)
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949 posted on 02/22/2019 5:56:23 PM PST by Lakeside Granny ( BUILD THE WALL AND CRIME WILL FALL!!)
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