Posted on 10/22/2024 5:31:45 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
U.S. officials said Russian social media influencers created and helped amplify fake videos and other false content that alleged abusive conduct by Tim Walz.
U.S. intelligence officials on Tuesday said Russians seeking to disrupt the U.S. elections created and helped amplify fake videos and other false content last week that alleged abusive conduct by Democratic vice-presidential nominee Tim Walz.
The content, which included false allegations that Walz had acted inappropriately with students while serving as a teacher and coach, was widely disseminated on social media, smearing Walz, the Minnesota governor, ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential election.
Walz and the Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, appear in what polls show is a virtual dead heat with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his vice presidential running mate, Sen. JD Vance (Ohio).
“Based on newly available intelligence, the intelligence community assesses that Russian influence actors created and amplified content alleging inappropriate activity committed by the Democratic vice-presidential candidate earlier in his career,” an official with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence told reporters in an online background briefing Tuesday. This official and others on the call spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive intelligence matters.
“The intelligence community reviewed media associated with this effort and in doing so it revealed several indicators of manipulation that are consistent with the influence efforts and tactics of Russian actors this cycle,” the official said.
Intelligence officials said analysts examined materials associated with the fake content about Walz over the weekend and concluded that the content was consistent with a pattern of Russian disinformation aimed at undermining the Democratic ticket. U.S. intelligence authorities have previously said that Russian influence efforts have been aimed at boosting Trump’s candidacy.
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Next they will trot out those 51 "former intelligence officials" who claimed that Hunter Biden's laptop contained all the "earmarks" of Russian disinformation.
Let’s not give them any ideas now!
51 blah blah blah..
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Maybe Hillary Clinton paid for it. That is what she does.
Odd that the Slimes has that info supposedly from intel officials, but those same intel officials profess to not know where the leak to Iran comes from, but purport to know exactly where it *didn't* come from.
The Slimes has been publishing at least daily smears by DNC shills and stooges, directed at Donald Trump, btw.
Russia, Russia, Russia! Sure Jan, anything you say.
I’m pretty sure this is the US government coming out and saying, “It’s all true.”
Anyone who believes the intelligence community at this point is a complete fool.
So what David Nakamura is saying is that “Touchdown Timmy” acted inappropriately with students while serving as a teacher and coach.
So Russia smeared Walz because they want Trump to win? LOL
I was just writing it off as a manufactured October surprise. But if they’re blaming it on Russian disinformation, there must be something to these claims.
“false allegations that Walz had acted inappropriately with students while serving as a teacher and coach”
The specific allegations may have been false but there are undoubtedly dozens of students who were groomed and molested by Walz who will never make public allegations.
It’s hard to tell who is doing the most drugs. “U.S. intel” or the jackasses at the New Yawk Slimes. They should let the Command Sergeant Major Elmer Fudd stand up for himself. Geez. He’s a big boy. He doesn’t need you pusses protecting him.
Believe this you NYT azhos. Russia would much rather deal with Willie’s Ho and the Italy Combat Vet, CSM Elmer Fudd, than Trump and Vance. YOU can take that to the bank.
“ This official and others on the call spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive intelligence matters.”
How do these people keep their jobs? If it is sensitive intelligence information and they can’t publicly discuss it, why are they being identified and arrested for talking to the Compost? If they are talking, they are lying or they are violating the law.
Either her or Schwartz Gyorgy.
Maybe they should look into Stanford University since they are known to emulate Russian hackers.
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