"Fake News" is a result of Russian machine

[Anonymous]

I think that many of the responses in this forum about accepting nazism and pooh poohing these "conspiracies" are paid human trolls.

Americans cannot be this callous and stupid.

[Anonymous]

This might explain some of the pro-Trump troll posts on DCUM. Jeff, have you looked into this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Week before the election the dems were saying the election could not be rigged and republicans needed to accept the results

I don't understand your point. Are you saying you are okay with foreign intervention in US elections? Are you saying you don't believe the reports of foreign intervention are true?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This might explain some of the pro-Trump troll posts on DCUM. Jeff, have you looked into this?

Excellent question.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I like that this thread about the problem is about 80% moron. Or Russian bot. The problem thrives to prove its existence.

Huh?

[Anonymous]

I am honestly horrified by this, and anyone who isn't is anti-American. Period.

I said a while back to anyone who would listen to me, LOL, that there would come to a time, sooner than we expect, when scams, hoaxes, hacking, and illegal activity would become so widespread on the public internet that it would be indistinguishable from the Dark Net, and that normal, law-abiding citizens would be back to paper transactions with our banks and financial institutions, printed news, and IRL social interactions, not to mention paper, hand-counted ballots.

Looks like that time is coming sooner than even I expected. There is no other way to protect ourselves from this shit. None.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I like that this thread about the problem is about 80% moron. Or Russian bot. The problem thrives to prove its existence.

Here's a Russian bot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This might explain some of the pro-Trump troll posts on DCUM. Jeff, have you looked into this?

Excellent question.

My thought as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm enjoying people swallowing whole, a fake news story about fake news.

Please tell us what sources you believe are NOT fake news.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Week before the election the dems were saying the election could not be rigged and republicans needed to accept the results

Silly Democrats. They thought they were talking about an election conducted by and for Americans.

So you're conceding that Manafort, Banning, et al. were coordinating with Putin?

http://warontherocks.com/2016/11/trolling-for-trump-how-russia-is-trying-to-destroy-our-democracy/

[Anonymous]

The disconnect between Obama laughing at Romney in the 2012 debate about Russia and the current red scare is the biggest case of whiplash I've ever seen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The disconnect between Obama laughing at Romney in the 2012 debate about Russia and the current red scare is the biggest case of whiplash I've ever seen.

So you are saying that you are okay with foreign intervention in US elections?

[Anonymous]

The NY Times did an excellent and horrifying story on Russian trolls a year and a half ago. Well worth reading.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/07/magazine/the-agency.html

And of course Samantha Bee had that fantastic segment where she went to talk to Russian trolls.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OauLuWXD_RI

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This might explain some of the pro-Trump troll posts on DCUM. Jeff, have you looked into this?

Excellent question.

My thought as well.

I don't think the Russian Troll Army is here. They are deployed in the Washington Post comments section, however. Any story about Russia in the Post is guaranteed a visit by the RTA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm enjoying people swallowing whole, a fake news story about fake news.

Yup, this is thinly sourced nonsense, complete with "experts say"! Look up the list of 'fake news'/Russian propaganda sites: it's full of American-run independent sites (e.g. blackagendareport.com). And RT is such a bit player it is just hilarious to mention it. HRC and co. are proving what many of us have known for a while: they are basically mid-century, mid-western Republicans complete with their Calvinism and their Red Scares. LOL!