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Obamascare: 60% of online Obamacare defenders 'paid to post' hits on critics
Washington Examiner ^ | Feburary 25, 2017 | By Paul Bedard

Posted on 02/25/2017 12:45:35 PM PST by Brad from Tennessee

A majority of online and social media defenders of Obamacare are professionals who are "paid to post," according to a digital expert.

"Sixty percent of all the posts were made from 100 profiles, posting between the hours of 9 and 5 Pacific Time," said Michael Brown. "They were paid to post."

His shocking analysis was revealed on this weekend's Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson, broadcast on Sinclair stations and streamed live Sunday at 9:30 a.m. Her upcoming show focuses on information wars and Brown was describing what happened when he had a problem with Obamacare and complained online.

Brown said that social media is used to manipulate opinion, proven in the last presidential election.

He began investigating it after his criticism of the former president's health insurance program posted on the Obamacare Facebook page. He was hit hard by digital activists pretending to be regular people. . .

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News
KEYWORDS: 0carenightmare; astroturf; insurrection; internet; obamacare; obamacareastroturf

1 posted on 02/25/2017 12:45:35 PM PST by Brad from Tennessee
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To: Brad from Tennessee

That’s what the response “tree fiddy” implies is a human bot posting ($3.50)


2 posted on 02/25/2017 12:48:48 PM PST by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: Brad from Tennessee
Not surprising. Can't believe anything anymore.

But Sheryl Attkisson. Now there's an honest to goodness reporter. She does her homework. Very good at what she does. I watch her Sunday morning program as often as possible.

3 posted on 02/25/2017 12:50:50 PM PST by HotHunt
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To: Brad from Tennessee
written by generally one or two people. So, the zombie posts will go out on a schedule and then they are supported by zombie likes.

Automation putting ward heelers out of work.

4 posted on 02/25/2017 12:59:56 PM PST by MUDDOG
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To: HotHunt

She ought to be given a prime-time Fox News show—with enough staff to investigate more and more.


5 posted on 02/25/2017 1:01:54 PM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: Brad from Tennessee

I’m not shocked.. they’ve been doing this for years.
Democrats need to pay people to support them and their disasters.


6 posted on 02/25/2017 1:05:23 PM PST by Trillian
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To: Brad from Tennessee

I used to troll on the FB page regularly. Those people were vastly outnumbered, but the funny thing is....they always accused US of being paid to post.


7 posted on 02/25/2017 3:21:49 PM PST by Prince of Space (UNBORN LIVES MATTER!)
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