POLITICSBUSTED: Pro-Clinton Super PAC Caught Spending $1 Million on Social Media Trolls

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A Super PAC headed by a longtime Clinton operative is spending $1 million to hire online trolls to “correct” Bernie Sanders’ supporters on social media.

Correct The Record (CTR), which is operated by Clinton attack dog and new owner of Blue Nation Review David Brock, launched a new initiative this week called “Barrier Breakers 2016” for the purpose of debating supporters of Senator Bernie Sanders — or “Bernie Bros,” as they’re referred to in Correct the Record’s press official release — on Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, and other social media platforms.

The “Barrier Breakers” will also publicly thank Hillary Clinton’s superdelegates and fans for supporting her campaign. The paid trolls are professional communicators, coming from public relations and media backgrounds.

“The task force staff’s backgrounds are as diverse as the community they will be engaging with and include former reporters, bloggers, public affairs specialists, designers, Ready for Hillary alumni, and Hillary super fans who have led groups similar to those with which the task force will organize,” CTR stated.

more: http://usuncut.com/politics/clinton-super-pac-busted/

[Squinch]

1. You're on a roll. This, like your last post, is completely false.

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2. I just provided you the link to the EXACT story. You should at least look at it. nt

[grasswire]

3. what is false about it? nt

[Admiral Loinpresser]

5. Rebuttal link? n/t

[PowerToThePeople]

14. Clinton supporters are not honest

Honesty has a bias for the bern.

[Peregrine Took]

17. +1

[Admiral Loinpresser]

20. "Reality has a well-known liberal bias." Stephen Colbert n/t

[rickford66]

15. Go back to your hillary group. Scoot.

[Blue Meany]

4. I'm not sure why they announced it but Brock has had a team of "digital responders" going at

for since sometime last year. They are very visible on twitter and seem able to shape the media narrative by pushing memes through different networks, many involving journalists. My suspicion is that Brock may have also been planting fake Bernie supporters to create a narrative about mean they are and how negative the campaign is. But most of the negativity is coming from Correct the Record, which allows Hillary to keep her distance from a nasty attack while alluding to them in a more polite way on the campaign trail. It's all carefully choreographed.

[jmg257]

6. SHit - that's only 6 plates at a Clooney dinner - why worry? nt

[grossproffit]

7. I get paid a penny per word.

I'm up to almost $50.00 in the nearly 2 years of posting here.





I'M SERIOUZZ!

[ismnotwasm]

8. TASK FORCE WILL HELP CLINTON SUPPORTERS PUSH BACK ONLINE HARASSMENT AND THANK SUPERDELEGATES

Anonymous online attacks, from both sides of the political spectrum, have sought to spread lies and misleading narratives about Secretary Hillary Clinton. Hillary’s supporters are more enthusiastic than Sen. Bernie Sanders’ supporters, yet oftentimes are discouraged from engaging online and are “often afraid to voice their thoughts” because of the fear of online harassment. Many of Hillary Clinton’s female supporters in particular have been subject to intense cyber-bullying and sexist attacks from swarms of anonymous attackers.

Among the many Hillary Clinton supporters attacked online, superdelegates have been subject to vicious attacks for supporting her. Even the director of MoveOn, which has endorsed Sen. Sanders, denounced this harassment.

In response to these attacks on supporters and superdelegates, Correct The Record is launching the Barrier Breakers 2016 digital task force. While Hillary Clinton fights to break down barriers and bring America together, the Barrier Breakers 2016 digital task force will serve as a resource for supporters looking for positive content and push-back to share with their online progressive communities, as well as thanking prominent supporters and committed superdelegates on social media.



Correct The Record will invest more than $1 million into Barrier Breakers 2016 activities, including the more than tripling of its digital operation to engage in online messaging both for Secretary Clinton and to push back against attackers on social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, and Instagram. Barrier Breakers 2016 is a project of Correct The Record and the brainchild of David Brock, and the task force will be overseen by President of Correct The Record Brad Woodhouse and Digital Director Benjamin Fischbein. The task force staff’s backgrounds are as diverse as the community they will be engaging with and include former reporters, bloggers, public affairs specialists, designers, Ready for Hillary alumni, and Hillary super fans who have led groups similar to those with which the task force will organize.
http://correctrecord.org/barrier-breakers-2016-a-project-of-correct-the-record/

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9. My translation would be: Clinton supporters obfuscate truth. nt

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16. Isn't this amazing? They've gone nutty!

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19. "PUSH BACK ONLINE HARASSMENT"

Yeah, cuz everybody who disagrees with Hillary is SEXIST! It's the only explanation!

It's like the bag of turnips that is never empty.

[WhenTheLeveeBreaks]

10. At some point

DU will end the primary phase and people will no longer be able to question or criticize Hillary.

For David Brock ... mission will be accomplished

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12. I have prepared my exit strategy, just in case. Hillary sure won't like what I have in store. nt

[felix_numinous]

11. Wow million dollars for shiny new trolls

watch out.

[farleftlib]

13. Watch out is right

They'll be arriving soon I'm sure.

[TalkingDog]

18. Soon? Um... Last year soon or next week soon?

I vote for last year.