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Infamous Russian Troll Farm Appears to Be Source of Anti-Ukraine Propaganda
Pro Publica ^ | March 11, 2022 | Craig Silverman and Jeff Kao

Posted on 09/08/2022 4:11:45 AM PDT by Timber Rattler

Just before 11 a.m. Moscow Standard Time on March 1, after a night of Russian strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, a set of Russian-language Twitter accounts spread a lie that Ukraine was fabricating civilian casualties.

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Late last month, the network of accounts shifted to focus almost exclusively on Ukraine, echoing similar narratives and content across accounts and platforms. A popular post by the account @QR_Kod accused the Ukrainian military of using civilians as human shields. Another post by @QR_Kod portrayed Ukraine as provoking Russia at the behest of its NATO masters. Both tweets received hundreds of likes and retweets and were posted on the same day as the body bag video. At least two Twitter accounts in the network also shared fake fact-checking videos.

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The Internet Research Agency is a private company owned by Yevgeny Prigozhin, a Russian entrepreneur known as “Putin’s Chef.” Prigozhin is linked to a sprawling empire ranging from catering services to the military mercenary company Wagner Group, which was reportedly tasked with assassinating President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The IRA launched in St. Petersburg in 2013 by hiring young internet-savvy people to post on blogs, discussion forums and social media to promote Putin’s agenda to a domestic audience. After being exposed for its efforts to influence the 2016 U.S. election, the IRA attempted to outsource some of its English-language operations to Ghana ahead of 2020. Efforts to reach Prigozhin were unsuccessful.

But it never stopped its core work of influencing Russian-speaking audiences. The IRA is part of a sprawling domestic state propaganda operation whose current impact can be seen by the number of Russians who refuse to believe that an invasion has happened, while asserting that Ukrainians are being held hostage by a Nazi coup.

(Excerpt) Read more at propublica.org ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: 24hourukiespamblast; europe; eurowarpimps; globalistpropaganda; leftism; nato; putinparanoidsunite; shortbusjoestartsww3; soros; ukraine; ukraineisnotinnato; war; warpimpsonfr
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To: jimmygrace

Given America’s increasing involvement (via funding and whatnot) and the disaster that the sanctions have helped cause for the average American or European citizen, it’s only reasonable that isolationists will get more vocal.


21 posted on 09/08/2022 6:22:04 AM PDT by Ultra Sonic 007 (There is nothing new under the sun.)
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To: escapefromboston

Especially the “NAFO” trolls with their insipid and cringeworthy Shiba Inu avatars.


22 posted on 09/08/2022 6:22:40 AM PDT by Ultra Sonic 007 (There is nothing new under the sun.)
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To: TexasFreeper2009
I agree, 100% we have been invaded by Russian trolls here for awhile.

Not to worry. The Ukranian trolls have taken to the hills, hospitals, orphanages, and churches and are conducting a guerilla counter insurgency. The Ukrainian Wolverine trolls are pushing the Russian trolls back all along the front. They vow to fight to the last FReeper. It's only a matter of time.

Victory by Christmas.


23 posted on 09/08/2022 6:29:02 AM PDT by bagster ("Even bad men love their mamas".)
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To: Who is John Galt?

Honestly, I don’t care what the democrat platform is.

I hate Russian commies, always have, always will.

Nearly all of the world’s problems have been caused by Russia within my lifetime either directly or indirectly.


24 posted on 09/08/2022 6:29:56 AM PDT by TexasFreeper2009
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To: jimmygrace
but the anti-Uk faction has been ramped up to 11 since feb.

Thank the Lord and pass the ammunition.


25 posted on 09/08/2022 6:32:16 AM PDT by bagster ("Even bad men love their mamas".)
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To: Timber Rattler

Another day, another Soros-funded propaganda piece.

Yawn.


26 posted on 09/08/2022 6:36:23 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ( We need to “build back better” on the bones and ashes of those forcing us to “Build Back Better.")
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To: TexasFreeper2009
I hate Russian commies, always have, always will. Nearly all of the world’s problems have been caused by Russia within my lifetime either directly or indirectly.

Well, that certainly would explain your point of view ("I agree, 100% we have been invaded by Russian trolls")...

;>)

27 posted on 09/08/2022 6:36:58 AM PDT by Who is John Galt? ("...mit Pulver und Blei, Die Gedanken sind frei!")
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To: TexasFreeper2009

“Nearly all of the world’s problems have been caused by Russia within my lifetime either directly or indirectly.”

Damned straight they have!!

It’s like 1917 all over. I’ll be very happy to see tha little Fkr’s neck stretched or to be torn to pieces by civilians in a Khaddaffi-style revolt. Horrible, manipulative little tyrant with a sophisticated PR and propaganda army.


28 posted on 09/08/2022 6:43:58 AM PDT by Justa (If where you came from is so great then why aren't Floridians moving there?)
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To: Timber Rattler

Pravda vs pravda


29 posted on 09/08/2022 6:45:29 AM PDT by Bloodandgravy (Old necons never die, they just smell that way.)
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To: KOZ.

—”You’d think they’d be better at it.”

Surprising isn’t it?

Most of the vatnicks around here are wanna-be bots that would love to move up to jr. troll.

The other side of the coin known as “Resistance Operating Concept” (ROC).

Of course they too are here, but they are much smoother operators.

The funny part is some of the interlopers go off on apparent ROC output like the farmer shooting down a jet with his shotgun. By design, ROC has a humor/bs edge.

Guessing that some of the ROC originate on this side of the Atlantic, but the Ukrainians are a wily lot.


30 posted on 09/08/2022 6:46:55 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ( "The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last messa)
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To: Timber Rattler

“CIA here, watch out for that nasty homophobic Russian propaganda. In the meantime please make sure the LGBTQ flag is properly displayed at all times”


31 posted on 09/08/2022 6:53:54 AM PDT by papercliprippa
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To: TexasFreeper2009

The Democrat platform you don’t care about is invading your southern border..

Enjoy the invasion!


32 posted on 09/08/2022 6:55:30 AM PDT by delchiante
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To: escapefromboston

What if the Russian “trolls” are telling the truth and the Biden/EU/Soros axis has gotten us into the wrong war?


33 posted on 09/08/2022 7:22:43 AM PDT by Socon-Econ (adi)
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To: Socon-Econ
What if the Russian “trolls” are telling the truth and the Biden/EU/Soros axis has gotten us into the wrong war?

Hey, don't worry - lots of people (including the Bidens' numerous Chinese & Ukrainian 'business associates') think it's the perfect war for the US to focus on...

;>)

34 posted on 09/08/2022 7:39:39 AM PDT by Who is John Galt? ("...mit Pulver und Blei, Die Gedanken sind frei!")
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To: Timber Rattler

which troll farm do you work for?
thats 5 BS leftwing propaganda craps that u posted today already ...
3 from CNN - wow LOL aren’t you original.


35 posted on 09/08/2022 7:49:19 AM PDT by CarolinaReaganFan
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To: mac_truck

That “New” study of some of twitter is from February/March of 2022.
“Our dataset consists of 5,203,764 tweets, retweets, quote tweets and replies posted to Twitter between February 23rd and March 8th 2022, containing the hashtags#(I)StandWithPutin, #(I)StandWithRussia,#(I)SupportRussia, #(I)StandWithUkraine, #(I)StandWithZelenskyyand#(I)SupportUkraine[39]

Here is the link.
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2208.07038.pdf


36 posted on 09/08/2022 8:50:45 AM PDT by ansel12 (NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.)
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To: CarolinaReaganFan; Timber Rattler
which troll farm do you work for? thats 5 BS leftwing propaganda craps that u posted today already ...
3 from CNN - wow LOL aren’t you original.

CNN insists that it is "The Most Trusted Name In News" - maybe he actually believes that (no insult intended)...

;>)

37 posted on 09/08/2022 9:15:12 AM PDT by Who is John Galt? ("...mit Pulver und Blei, Die Gedanken sind frei!")
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To: ansel12; All

You don’t seem very bright about how research is conducted or how social media operates.

The study was published on August 20th 2022...its new by any standard definition of the word. The fact it examines data from Feb/Mar is a function of how the research is conducted and the need to establish a baseline for comparison.

I’d also point out that the Pro Publica article this thread is linked to is dated March 11, 2022...making this “new” study completely relevant to the headline topic.

Turns out 90% of war-bots are pro-Ukraine which makes you wonder when CNN or The Atlantic will write an expose of their origins for readers here to salivate over, although I wouldn’t hold my breath waiting...


38 posted on 09/08/2022 9:23:23 AM PDT by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera )
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To: Justa; TexasFreeper2009

You can thank Imperial Germany for helping to smuggle Vladimir Lenin back into Tsarist Russia during the latter days of World War I.


39 posted on 09/08/2022 11:20:37 AM PDT by Ultra Sonic 007 (There is nothing new under the sun.)
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