Posted on 03/19/2023 5:54:02 AM PDT by McGruff
Soon after a train derailed and spilled toxic chemicals in Ohio last month, anonymous pro-Russian accounts started spreading misleading claims and anti-American propaganda about it on Twitter, using Elon Musk’s new verification system to expand their reach while creating the illusion of credibility.
The accounts, which parroted Kremlin talking points on myriad topics, claimed without evidence that authorities in Ohio were lying about the true impact of the chemical spill. The accounts spread fearmongering posts that preyed on legitimate concerns about pollution and health effects and compared the response to the derailment with America’s support for Ukraine following its invasion by Russia.
Some of the claims pushed by the pro-Russian accounts were verifiably false, such as the suggestion that the news media had covered up the disaster or that environmental scientists traveling to the site had been killed in a plane crash. But most were more speculative, seemingly designed to stoke fear or distrust. Examples include unverified maps showing widespread pollution, posts predicting an increase in fatal cancers and others about unconfirmed mass animal die-offs.
(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...
This load has FBI strong arm stench all over it. It worked like a charm every other time they tried it, why change the formula now?
Well done, I concur.
“Examples include unverified maps showing widespread pollution, posts predicting an increase in fatal cancers and others about unconfirmed mass animal die-offs.”
Report all suspicious posts.
While I’m sure that there are fine, concerned posters re. this environmental disaster (and I share their concerns), the loudest voices tend to be spouting talking points sprinkled with big words and regurgitated memes, forever and always angry, always attacking. Chaos is the goal.
FR IMO has an infestation problem exploiting Free Speech.
My opinions…
Of course. Anyone who disagrees with Big Brother is with Emanuel Goldstein. Room 101 to all of them!
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources estimates that at least 43,000 aquatic animals died from the spill. Numerous "respectable" news sources say the same thing and believe that there may have been more animal deaths.
Agreed.
Ah, the ‘Russians’ again.
Associated Press is committed.
Now we can’t disagree with anything the deep state does or were Russian agents.
I guess they’re rerouting their Covid talking points…
Lunatic alert!
Thank you for letting me know you’re off your meds again.
This entire article is a trashing of Musk and Twitter. It galls these folks that there are un-spied, free speech platforms out there where people can post what they want — factual or not.
Why they don’t go over to Mastodon and get all their posts spied on and monitored to to their hearts content escapes me…
And it never applies to their talking points.
You're an embarrassment.
This is a replay of the RussianCollusion crappola from 2016 — by the same turds.
So, lemme git this straight. If someone says something YOU have decided is untrue, THEY are Russian agents. Right?
Color me Russian, then. If a total TWOT speaks facts it is still a FACT! I don’t care about the origin.
Do mind, tho, if any crappola outfit like AP orCNN touches the fact it is probably going to be mutated into a lie. It is their nature. Like a scorpion.
EVERY WORD in print whether physical or online, or verbally said on-air is nothing short of GASLIGHTING.
Nothing, not a single word the "news" media says is to be trusted. EVER.
Fiction writers. Why post this garbage giving them a wider publication? Use better common sense.
“You’re an embarrassment.”
We have quite a few of those here.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.