Posted on 03/01/2024 11:42:10 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
WASHINGTON (AP) — For Vladimir Putin, victory in Ukraine may run through Texas’ Rio Grande Valley.
In recent weeks, Russian state media and online accounts tied to the Kremlin have spread and amplified misleading and incendiary content about U.S. immigration and border security. The campaign seems crafted to stoke outrage and polarization before the 2024 election for the White House, and experts who study Russian disinformation say Americans can expect more to come as Putin looks to weaken support for Ukraine and cut off a vital supply of aid.
In social media posts, online videos and stories on websites, these accounts misstate the impact of immigration, highlight stories about crimes committed by immigrants, and warn of dire consequences if the U.S. doesn’t crack down at its border with Mexico. Many are misleading, filled with cherry-picked data or debunked rumors.
The pivot toward the United States comes after two years in which Russia’s vast disinformation apparatus was busy pushing propaganda and disinformation about its invasion of Ukraine. Experts who study how authoritarian states use the internet to spread disinformation say eroding support for Ukraine remains Russia’s top priority — and that the Kremlin is just finding new ways to do it.
Many posts highlight crimes allegedly committed by recent immigrants or suggest migrants are a burden on local communities. Some claims were posted by accounts with tiny audiences; others were made by state media sites with millions of followers.
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Yes Illegal Immigration is all good. There are no crimes, welfare, taking of jobs.
We should open the border and launch a nuclear strike on Russia.
AP=Main Stream=Fake News.
fake when they came out with the steel dossier, fake when they hid the Hunter Biden laptop and FAKE NOW.
“Experts who study how authoritarian states use the internet to spread disinformation say eroding support for Ukraine remains Russia’s top priority - and that the Kremlin is just finding new ways to do it.”
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The US GOP are certainly fell for it as hoards of Pro Russian trolls have been activated on FR.
I couldn’t get through 2 paragraphs without starting to seethe. God forgive me but I hate these people at a level that scares me.
AP come up with that all by itself?
Russia wants Trump to win?
Novachok Putin
The AP declares. If there is any factual basis for their opinions, they are keeping it to themselves.
AP urinalists ...
Misinformation
A liberal religious war in Europe
They want republicans - conservatives
To join in
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No criticism - news - info
from their victims
In their death camps
How does AP know what is or isn’t “misinformation”?
Simple solution. Don’t link money for the US border with money for Ukraine.
So now Biden’s open borders policy is all Russian disinformation, too!
You and your fellow Zeepers are the ones spewing Biden regime, far-left propaganda. You and your ilk ARE THE ENEMY every bit as much Democrats and leftists.
I was triggered by the title and was seathing half way through the first sentence. BOrder’s fine. Just stop getting incensed by Ruzzian propoganda. Turn your city over to illegals and yoru checkbook over to Ukraine. You’ll be fine.
If I were the author I wouldn’t walk anywhere near a lamp post after writing this.
They are also blaming the illegal immigrant invasion of Europe on, you guessed it:
“It ‘wuz Putin.”
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/02/29/putin-russia-wagner-militia-africa-immigration-europe/
Border Crisis Comes to Blue Cities After Migrants Are Bused North New York Times -- Rooksie editionThankfully the ever-vigilant and never-ever-wrong ASSociated Press has broken this breaking story most breakingly! It's Putin and his influential manipulators and influencers who are causing all the illegal immigration!Immigration Surges to Top of Most Important Problem List Gallup -- Commies, everyone of them!
Major cities are struggling to house large numbers of migrant refugees NPR, kissing the butt of Putin!
‘Unprecedented emergency’: Dem-led cities and states brace for influx of migrants Politico, a subsidiary of the Kremlin!
Immigration and the Rise and Decline of American Cities Hoover Institution, as untrustworthy as ever!
NYC mayor puts $12 billion cost on migrant crisis, blames ‘broken’ national immigration system Politico again! How dare they!
The Realities of the Border Crisis: 'The Unfair Burden' Center for Immigration Studies, cause that's what Russia wants!
Shocking Cost of the Illegal Immigration Crisis to Americans The Heritage Foundation, which as we all know is about as Soviet as it can be!
A city of 710,000 struggles to cope with 40,000 migrant arrivals NBC News, Vladimir's morning reading!
Illegal Immigration Now Costs American Taxpayers At Least $151 Billion a Year Federation for American Immigration Reform, yea right!
Please don't notice the participation of the Biden administration, the Obama holdovers, the UN up to their eyeballs in all of this because even mentioning them is ALSO part of Russian disinformation!
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The US GOP are certainly fell for it as hoards of Pro Russian trolls have been activated on FR.
As a “Putin troll”, I am confused:
Is mass immigration wonderful, and diversity is our greatest strength ?
Or is illegal immigration bad and has been weaponized by Putin ?
Or does mass illegal immigration actually not exist and is just Putin dis-information?
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