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The Disinformation Is Coming From Inside the White House
New York Times via Yahoo ^ | November 6th, 2020 | Matthew Rosenberg, Jim Rutenberg and Nick Corasaniti

Posted on 11/06/2020 11:38:55 AM PST by Mariner

A disinformation push to subvert the election is well underway, and it is coming straight from President Donald Trump and his allies. The goal: to somehow stop a victory by former Vice President Joe Biden, or, failing that, undermine his legitimacy before he can take office.

Trump’s false declaration of victory in the small hours of Wednesday morning quickly united hyperpartisan conservative activists and the standard-bearers of the right-wing media, such as Breitbart, with internet trolls and QAnon supporters behind a singular viral message: #StopTheSteal.

But its impact has become apparent far beyond the internet, with the theme dominating conservative talk radio and the prime-time lineup on Fox News. There, Trump-aligned hosts pressed the false notion that the vote counting in the crucial, still-undecided states was illegitimate — the sort of message that was drawing flags on Twitter and Facebook but flourishing elsewhere.

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The US national security apparatus was able to engineer electoral coups in half a dozen countries in the last 10 years.

Their hallmark signature is focused and concerted information warfare in collusion with usurped media...followed by street riots and surprise election outcomes.

This is how the deep state was able to accomplish their goal of removing Trump.

Their work is not that challenging, and they're good at it.

1 posted on 11/06/2020 11:38:55 AM PST by Mariner
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“The goal: to somehow stop a victory by former Vice President Joe Biden, or, failing that, undermine his legitimacy before he can take office.”

Well, isn’t that what they tried four years ago with the recounts and then the big protests in January?


2 posted on 11/06/2020 11:40:44 AM PST by OttawaFreeper ("The Gardens was founded by men-sportsmen-who fought for their country" Conn Smythe, 1966)
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To: Mariner

The Trump team cannot just simply make statements like “If the average voter doesn’t see hundred of thousands of votes coming in for one candidate is fraud, then nothing will convince him”, etc.

The media has hidden this from the average voter. The average voter does not know the difference between a State Rep and a US Rep. They don’t know about the mechanics of an election and the impossibility of certain outcomes. Only people steeped in election politics know this.

The Trump legal team must reclaim the PR battle by laying out clear cut evidence of fraud, so they empower their allies in society to make their case on their behalf.


3 posted on 11/06/2020 11:40:54 AM PST by nwrep
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To: Mariner

I’ll bet this political commentary doesn’t get banned...


4 posted on 11/06/2020 11:41:03 AM PST by DoughtyOne (If you're neverTrump at this point, drop the charade, you're just never the United States.)
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To: Mariner

If you get the most votes, you win.

If you get fraudulent votes, those votes don’t count.

If your legitimate votes were thrown away, those votes do count.

In this election, real votes minus fake votes = Trump won.


5 posted on 11/06/2020 11:41:08 AM PST by reasonisfaith (What are the implications if the Resurrection of Christ is a true event in history?)
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To: Mariner

there is a hearing today in Nevada. I think it is the AG for Nevada that said Trump complaint is garbage


6 posted on 11/06/2020 11:41:35 AM PST by RummyChick
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To: Mariner

yeah this is warfare if i ever saw it. the media is going to try to maneuver the military into marching the president out of the whitehouse.


7 posted on 11/06/2020 11:41:51 AM PST by Samurai_Jack (Democrats are not the enemy, Republicans are not your friends. We're on our own folks!)
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To: Mariner

Can which countries are you referring to? (genuine question, not challenging you)


8 posted on 11/06/2020 11:42:14 AM PST by nitzy
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To: Mariner

The NYT is not a legitimate news source.


9 posted on 11/06/2020 11:42:16 AM PST by CassieL (Mostly a lurker here since the Blue Dress)
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To: reasonisfaith

“In this election, real votes minus fake votes = Trump won.”

Gee, that’s odd.

The electoral college will elect Biden on behalf of the states.


10 posted on 11/06/2020 11:43:06 AM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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Using my 20-20 hind sight, Team Trump should have come out around 10:15 - 10:30 pm EST on election night to set the narrative that they are leading and very optimistic about the results, citing the states they are leading in and stating what small percentage reamained to be counted. I think it would have helped seize the moment and the narrative rather than letting the media set it up.


11 posted on 11/06/2020 11:46:21 AM PST by capydick (“Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.)
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To: nitzy

Ukraine is a specific example.


12 posted on 11/06/2020 11:46:25 AM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Mariner

The NYTimes forced out every writer and journalist that was objective over the summer.

This is communist agit-prop


13 posted on 11/06/2020 11:48:09 AM PST by Skywise
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....the sort of message that was drawing flags on Twitter and Facebook but flourishing elsewhere.

The NY Slimes confirms that Twitter and Facebook are now the arbiters of what is true or not.

14 posted on 11/06/2020 11:48:38 AM PST by capydick (“Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.)
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Narrative has always been a problem with Trump’s admin as it’s what we’ve been conditioned to follow (like Mariner posting this story here)

Trumps leadership was real and raw - not selling you what the lobbyists paid for.


15 posted on 11/06/2020 11:50:19 AM PST by Skywise
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To: Mariner
A disinformation push to subvert the election is well underway...

You mean like the "Russian Collusion" hoax?

16 posted on 11/06/2020 11:54:19 AM PST by Flick Lives (My work's illegal, but at least it's honest. - Capt. Malcolm Reynolds)
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To: Mariner
Xi's newspuppets at The New Xi Times weigh in...
17 posted on 11/06/2020 11:56:14 AM PST by kiryandil (Chris Wallace: Because someone has to drive the Clown Car)
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To: Mariner

Civil war is on the horizon.
May not be much leadership available. ....
Might just be a learn as you go situation.


18 posted on 11/06/2020 11:56:54 AM PST by Daniel Ramsey
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To: capydick

Umm he did coke out on election night with insurmountable leads and said this was going to happen. Maybe you were sleeping ?


19 posted on 11/06/2020 11:58:57 AM PST by BillyCuccio (MAGA)
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To: BillyCuccio

*coke = speak


20 posted on 11/06/2020 12:00:03 PM PST by BillyCuccio (MAGA)
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