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Russian bots pushed Mollie Tibbetts death amid Manafort and Cohen news
Daily Dot ^ | 24 Aug 18 | Andrew Wyrich

Posted on 08/24/2018 2:22:01 PM PDT by Drew68

Russian bots pushed out tweets about the death of Mollie Tibbets, the University of Iowa student who was missing for several weeks, just after the news broke regarding the verdict of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and the guilty plea of the president’s former lawyer Michael Cohen, according to a new report.

The Independent reports that bots believed to be linked with Russia began posting about Tibbets’ death just minutes after Manafort was found guilty on eight counts of fraud on Tuesday.

The tweets were analyzed by the Alliance for Securing Democracy, a group that is known for tracking Russian-linked accounts, and found that “thousands” of tweets were being sent on Tuesday as the news of Manafort and Cohen—whose plea may have implicated President Donald Trump—became widespread.

The #MollieTibbetts hashtag was shared the most among Russia-linked accounts on Tuesday, according to the Independent.

Tibbets’ death became a lightning rod earlier this week after it was discovered that her suspected murderer, Cristhian Bahena Rivera, is believed to be an undocumented immigrant. His attorney has disputed those claims

The widespread push of the Tibbets story as the news of Cohen and Manafort came out may not be an accident, the Independent reports.

“But I do think there is also some sort of distraction element as well,” Bret Schafer, a social media analyst for the Alliance for Securing Democracy, told the news outlet. “They’re discussing Mollie Tibbetts instead of Paul Manafort, and they’re shining a light on her death in a way we rarely see.”

You can read all of the Independent‘s report here.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Iowa
KEYWORDS: iowa; jamescomey; lisapage; michaelavenetti; michaelcohen; mistrial; mollietibbets; mollietibbetts; pardonformanafort; paulmanafort; peterstrzok; robertmueller; stephanieclifford; stormydaniels; witchhunt
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Somehow, it's the Russians' fault that people cared more about Mollie Tibbetts than the nothingburger Manafort and Cohen judgments.
1 posted on 08/24/2018 2:22:01 PM PDT by Drew68
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Russian bots are Everywhere


2 posted on 08/24/2018 2:24:20 PM PDT by butlerweave
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Yeah. I didn’t give a crap about mollie tibbetts until I read it in the original Russian.


3 posted on 08/24/2018 2:24:45 PM PDT by Yaelle
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To: Drew68

If the killer had turned out to be a Trump supporter wearing a MAGA hat, the media would be a lot more interested in the story, to say the least, and this “Russian bot” story never would have been published. Guaranteed.


4 posted on 08/24/2018 2:26:02 PM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: butlerweave

Well, at least somebody is giving us real news.


5 posted on 08/24/2018 2:26:42 PM PDT by miss marmelstein
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6 posted on 08/24/2018 2:29:28 PM PDT by Bratch ("The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke)
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To: Drew68

Who knew? Russian bots care more about American lives than the media and the Democrat party (but I repeat myself).


7 posted on 08/24/2018 2:29:47 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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I have it on good authority that global warming caused Mollie to bump Cohen and Manafort off the front burner.


8 posted on 08/24/2018 2:30:33 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (<img src="http://i.imgur.com/WukZwJP.gif" width=400><p> zXSEP5Z, xnKL3lW, XywCCJd, hGhstl4.)
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They can lie about Russian bots all they want, but the fact of the matter is, most of us have been touched, in some shape, manner or form, by the illegal alien invasion that has run rampant since Bush was in office.

Americans aren't willing to shut up about it anymore.....thanks in part to a President who isn't afraid to talk about subjects that the Socialists tried to make universally taboo.

9 posted on 08/24/2018 2:32:15 PM PDT by TXSearcher (Interesting times we live in...........)
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Anyone believe this sh**? Russians......again?


10 posted on 08/24/2018 2:37:19 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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What a joke! People all over the country were transfixed by the case when no one I saw remotely suspected an illegal. About 99% of such cases have a background that makes the case not too big a mystery; drugs, repeated runaways, shady boyfriends, stalkers, etc. This was the thankfully rare case.


11 posted on 08/24/2018 2:40:27 PM PDT by jjotto (Next week, BOOM!, for sure!)
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I’m beginning to think MSM will blame Russian Trolls for Climate Change soon


12 posted on 08/24/2018 2:40:41 PM PDT by realcleanguy
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Wow. And here I thought her death was the fault of an illegal alien.

Now I see it Russia’s fault?

I guess so. Everything is Russia’s fault.


13 posted on 08/24/2018 2:41:34 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
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OMG, I feel so deceived! I thought i was angry because a Mexican killed yet another nice little American Girl out for a jog. But the Russians are the ones who put that thought in my head!? Curses, foiled again.


14 posted on 08/24/2018 2:41:54 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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Yeah, because normal Americans would never otherwise care about the fate of “some white girl,” but they’re just parked by the TV waiting for the latest in the fabulous Mueller investigation.


15 posted on 08/24/2018 2:43:33 PM PDT by madprof98
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Good! Then the Russians (if they were Russians) were doing the right thing!!!!

May Mollie Tibbetts’ Memory be Eternal!!!!


16 posted on 08/24/2018 2:43:58 PM PDT by Honorary Serb (Kosovo is Serbia! Free Srpska! Abolish ICTY!)
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We are all Russian Bots now.

Who knew?


17 posted on 08/24/2018 2:45:17 PM PDT by MrEdd (Caveat Emptor)
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The Silicon Valley kids think they invented everything. So they think this is a new game,,, to justify internal suppression of dissent by pointing to scary Outsiders


18 posted on 08/24/2018 2:46:11 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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My online Russian girlfriend, Ivana Spankyu, has told me all about this Molly Tibbetts case. She keeps Me updated on everything


19 posted on 08/24/2018 2:46:12 PM PDT by PGR88
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Manafort and Cohen brought their issues on themselves

Mollie was another totally innocent victim

Libs just have such a hard time with facts, logic and reality


20 posted on 08/24/2018 2:51:49 PM PDT by A_Former_Democrat ("Moderates/Independents/Non-voters" Are DIMS REALLY who you'd want BACK in POWER?)
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