Posted on 10/01/2020 8:00:33 PM PDT by Mariner
LONDON (Reuters) - The Russian group accused of meddling in the 2016 U.S. election has posed as an independent news outlet to target right-wing social media users ahead of this year’s vote, two people familiar with an FBI probe into the activity told Reuters.
The latest operation centred around a pseudo media organisation called the Newsroom for American and European Based Citizens (NAEBC), which was run by people associated with the St. Petersburg-based Internet Research Agency, the sources said.
U.S. prosecutors say the agency played a key role in Russian efforts to sway the 2016 election in favour of President Donald Trump, and Facebook and Twitter exposed a fake left-wing media outlet in September which they said was run by people connected to the organisation.
NAEBC and its activity, which have not been previously reported, now show that Russian attempts to influence U.S. voters ahead of the 2020 election have targeted both sides of the political divide.
The website predominantly focused on U.S. politics and current events, republishing articles from conservative media and paying real Americans to write about politically-sensitive issues. A network of accounts posing as editors and journalists then promoted the articles on social media sites favoured by right-wing users.
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No wonder the world laughs. It's absurd on its face.
Does the US now need a safe space?
How to tell a story is fake in 20 words or less
“two people familiar with an FBI probe into the activity”
ajntsa
Newsroom for American and European Based Citizens (NAEBC)
Never heard of it. Anyone else? If not, then it wasn't very effective, was it?
s/
Much like Sportsmen for Gun Control.
s/ ...............again.
They are branding conservatives as innately suspect.
Of course, the premise of viewing Russia as an enemy is flawed in the first place.
Russia has beautiful women, and thus is suited for being an ally.
So, liberals are worried that Russians might make conservatives vote for Trump?
Wray is an idiot.
Name like that, it wasn’t going anywhere. The Russians don’t always have a good ear for American culture.
In 2016 Russia wanted Hillary to win.
You just need to remove the A and the E, then you get NBC.
NYT, WaPo, LAT, CBS, NBC, Reuters, and on and on, pose "as independent news outlets" constantly. To push their revolutionary communist agenda on those who adore them and skeptical public alike. Which is worse, a Russian outlet that doesn't try to hide its agenda, or ten or twelve that do?
The left-wing side of this gets omitted in most reporting on the subject in the media's haste to pretend the intent was to help Trump, whom Russia like the U.S. establishment didn't expect to win.
Russian ads aimed at African-Americans mimicked social justice movements that were already active in the black community, and tried to create a negative response from other US ethnic groups, the report says. The Black Matters Facebook page, created by Russian operatives, was meant to imitate the Black Lives Matters movement, which campaigned against racism. One of the Black Matters posts, pictured above, advertised a rally for Eric Garner, who was put by police in a chokehold before he died in custody. . .: Russian trolls' chief target was 'black US voters' in 2016
In late 2017, it was first reported by CNN that the pro-Kremlin enterprise masterminded a plot to infiltrate online communities of the Black Lives Matter movement. But New Knowledge’s report, released Monday, shows a much more sustained and purposeful focus on black Americans—as the IRA went about instigating mistrust in law enforcement and political institutions, while cultivating seemingly authentic narratives of black pride.: Targeting Black Americans, Russia's IRA Exploited Racial Wounds
If 'real' journalist and a 'posing' journalist are engaged in the exact same activity, is there any meaningful difference between them?
“In 2016 Russia wanted Hillary to win.”
That’s some powerful propaganda right there, I don’t care who you are lol
The Russians have been injecting propaganda into US elections for 100 years. As has nearly every other country in the world.
They all perceive a personal/national stake in US elections. And they will all pursue their interests.
Just another freakin’ hit job.
Yep, the US set the worldwide standard for Information Operations, and continues to lead the world.
You are so correct.
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