—”Russian propagandists here do the same kind of clown-dance.”
“clown-dance”
A nice turn of phrase.
I might borrow it.
For reference... Tiktok shows how you can literally put the same clip of Pennywise The Dancing Clown from IT to almost any bit of music, and it just fits.
Likewise, the dance routine played by the average Russian bot is compatible with any news story with any number of beats and narrative bounces.
Hence, you can Spot the Bot by applying the clown dance test. Is the putative Putin puffer pirouetting to a predictable perennial pattern? Does it get funnier in the midfle eight?