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RandySF

(58,823 posts) Fri Feb 16, 2018, 11:53 PM Feb 2018

Honest Question: Was Democratic Underground was trolled by the Russians during 2016 primaries? [View all]

I vividly remember seeing users pop up over the course of the 2016 primaries only to disappear when Hillary was nominated. Did DU administrators ever find evidence of trolling?

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Honest Question: Was Democratic Underground was trolled by the Russians during 2016 primaries? [View all] RandySF Feb 2018 OP

In a word Glamrock Feb 2018 #1

And a beautiful word at that my friend! Docreed2003 Feb 2018 #43

Of course it was SCantiGOP Feb 2018 #111

Thanks for asking my same question. We had to Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2018 #2

The episode I will never forget RandySF Feb 2018 #6

Sure. Igel Feb 2018 #32

We did have disruptors n/t malaise Feb 2018 #82

And on a related note, I still have to wonder if Putin hacked DU on election night. StevieM Feb 2018 #3

always thought it was part KT2000 Feb 2018 #4

I just asked that question on a different posted - why did that happen? mchill Feb 2018 #8

It was done tnlurker Feb 2018 #14

My gut feeling is YES, the Russian hackers took DU down. Liberal In Texas Feb 2018 #45

The Trump screen was what I saw in a flash before it faded. LuckyLib Feb 2018 #52

What is the "Trump screen?" mchill Feb 2018 #73

Upthread, #45 shows two screens. LuckyLib Feb 2018 #118

I saw that too katmondoo Feb 2018 #86

I'm glad you got that screen shot. yardwork Feb 2018 #106

Oh yes PatSeg Feb 2018 #107

It always seemed so to me -- just a little thing to show what they could do to little people... Hekate Feb 2018 #64

Yes, I thought so too. meadowlander Feb 2018 #114

Yes they did mshasta Feb 2018 #5

Theyre still here Beaverhausen Feb 2018 #7

Yep ornotna Feb 2018 #18

+1 uponit7771 Feb 2018 #29

++++++YES lunasun Feb 2018 #103

I believe so ismnotwasm Feb 2018 #9

There have always been those stirrers on digital modes. Yonnie3 Feb 2018 #30

True ismnotwasm Feb 2018 #91

Thought a bit more about this. Yonnie3 Feb 2018 #96

Yeah pretty much ismnotwasm Feb 2018 #108

There were darn sure some subversives here, and they were planted years ago. Hoyt Feb 2018 #10

How long did it take before RT was finally rejected as a source for LBN? OilemFirchen Feb 2018 #11

It's not a bad question. Igel Feb 2018 #36

I'm pretty sure it was still allowed until early last year. OilemFirchen Feb 2018 #69

RT got widely quoted here because our "progressive friends" were employed by them... Hekate Feb 2018 #71

I am not a huge Hartmann fan. I heard his callers attack Hillary and he rarely argued with them. I Demsrule86 Feb 2018 #90

I never followed Hartmann but knew folks who did. However when I found where he got his paycheck... Hekate Feb 2018 #117

A host said in March 2014 it was an unsuitable source muriel_volestrangler Feb 2018 #75

I'm sure we were Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2018 #12

DU has always had trolls GusBob Feb 2018 #13

And a lot of us on DU will raise any alarms about any 'wierd DU' trolls, that's one thing ... SWBTATTReg Feb 2018 #21

Gone but not forgotten: OilemFirchen Feb 2018 #34

Last Op of go west. NCTraveler Feb 2018 #60

Oh my! It's a veritable whoski whoski! OilemFirchen Feb 2018 #65

Someone seriously slipped a cog Hekate Feb 2018 #72

Wow...I agree! nt SWBTATTReg Feb 2018 #76

Wow. NCTraveler Feb 2018 #80

FFR Purgatory sucks. pintobean Feb 2018 #92

If you want to Pro Russian material, go to JPR Gothmog Feb 2018 #100

Some and some who came to Correct The Record. aikoaiko Feb 2018 #15

Correct the Record was a Russian operation? OilemFirchen Feb 2018 #26

Is that what you think I said? aikoaiko Feb 2018 #33

I think that's what the OP asked. OilemFirchen Feb 2018 #35

And I answered it with "some" and included another group aikoaiko Feb 2018 #37

I could claim to not get your point. OilemFirchen Feb 2018 #40

Well then I thank you for your time. Good night. aikoaiko Feb 2018 #42

Yes. I stopped visiting until after the election. nt jrthin Feb 2018 #16

I am 100% sure reddit was. I have thought that since the beginning. mucifer Feb 2018 #17

Reddit for sure LeftInTX Feb 2018 #28

This all depends on how many layers of the onion you want to peel off. herding cats Feb 2018 #19

Chris Hayes show was just reading from the indictment, R B Garr Feb 2018 #20

I think some posters were influenced by Russia via other websites LeftInTX Feb 2018 #22

I think Ill refer to those vile, evil things as GWC58 Feb 2018 #46

Why would you ask the GD population what the admins found? Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2018 #23

The OP asked us our opinion, not "what the admins found." This isn't meta and it isn't the primaries Hekate Feb 2018 #74

Lol. He literally asked "Did DU administrators ever find evidence of trolling?" Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2018 #112

Конечно, они здесь Stinky The Clown Feb 2018 #24

+1 dalton99a Feb 2018 #93

Yes Leith Feb 2018 #25

Yes probably. Willie Pep Feb 2018 #27

Yes. But even more insidious were the once good Democratic Party members hoodwinked GulfCoast66 Feb 2018 #31

Spot on post that deserves its own thread Docreed2003 Feb 2018 #41

Thank you. GulfCoast66 Feb 2018 #49

Look bro, Id never alert on that Docreed2003 Feb 2018 #50

I am loving being called a bro! GulfCoast66 Feb 2018 #56

Lmao Docreed2003 Feb 2018 #62

No offense at all. GulfCoast66 Feb 2018 #66

Nashvegas... Docreed2003 Feb 2018 #68

Hey, I agree with you for what its worth! herding cats Feb 2018 #54

DU is my only online thing. GulfCoast66 Feb 2018 #59

I dont Facebook but I do Twitter. herding cats Feb 2018 #63

Yes. There were pop-up Trolls. I experienced one first hand. democratisphere Feb 2018 #38

Yes. Turbineguy Feb 2018 #39

Not just DU...I noticed a lot on minority focused boards.. HipChick Feb 2018 #44

Russian trolls infested left-wing boards and spread lies about Hillary. yardwork Feb 2018 #98

Was not just left wing boards...any board where HRC was discussed.. HipChick Feb 2018 #104

I'm angry with people who should have known better. yardwork Feb 2018 #105

Probably, by a handfull of varieties. greyl Feb 2018 #47

it was an abcious target cause they have power online AlexSFCA Feb 2018 #48

Yes. n/t TygrBright Feb 2018 #51

That DU was hacked on election day speaks volumes still_one Feb 2018 #53

+1000s DinahMoeHum Feb 2018 #101

Oh HELL yes Hekate Feb 2018 #55

I will never forget that night PunksMom Feb 2018 #57

Me too! runtel Feb 2018 #95

Wasn't Active BlueDog22 Feb 2018 #58

Yes Corgigal Feb 2018 #61

Probably... tenderfoot Feb 2018 #67

Considering the size of the Russian operation as it has been laid out, the better question is... stevenleser Feb 2018 #70

Are you kidding? This site was disabled by Russians on Election Day and days after. no_hypocrisy Feb 2018 #77

OP - Nonsense... hexola Feb 2018 #78

You bet. Itchinjim Feb 2018 #79

I'm sure. In fact, even now, someone shows up every so often I'm suspicious of. Vinca Feb 2018 #81

The Hillary-Bernie fight is still going on. Bluepinky Feb 2018 #109

Absolutely. nt LexVegas Feb 2018 #83

I think there was a small percentage. The vast majority of posters were behind Hillary, then there OnDoutside Feb 2018 #84

Of course! vercetti2021 Feb 2018 #85

I used to think people who believed that were paranoid oberliner Feb 2018 #87

Yes. Some of them are still here ms liberty Feb 2018 #88

Yes, and some are still here. I had some on my ignore...and after the election checked on them. Demsrule86 Feb 2018 #89

It probably was, but there were also a number of people here MineralMan Feb 2018 #94

Logic would dictate that it was. parkia00 Feb 2018 #97

A number of the pro russian posters now post on JPR Gothmog Feb 2018 #99

Yup.... and right now... Adrahil Feb 2018 #110

Yes, I believe so. Its no coincidence the site was hacked and down for weeks. onecaliberal Feb 2018 #102

JPR is probably controlled by Russian trolls and a # of formers DUers are there Kaleva Feb 2018 #113

Certainly Saboburns Feb 2018 #115

Keep in mind that bots will also pour gasoline G_j Feb 2018 #116