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Showing Original Post only (View all)White nationalists and Twitter bots fueled the war against Al Franken and the Democrats fell for it [View all]
A group of fake news sites, white nationalists and far-right fake Twitter accounts were reportedly behind the campaign against Sen. Al Franken (D-MN), and Democrats fell for it.
According a report from Unhack the Vote, while everyone was focused on the Russian meddling of the 2016 election, another campaign was being run out of Japan. Leeann Tweedens initial allegation against Franken was quickly turned into propaganda after being hinted at by Trump ally Roger Stone.
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Just days prior to Democrats calling for Franken to step down, the fake news sites republished a article from a smaller site by Ijeoma Oluo, urging women and activists to stop their defenses from Franken. Dear Al Franken, Ill Miss You But You Cant Matter Anymore, was its title. Thousands of fake Twitter accounts then ensured the article spread.
From there, Senate Democrats, lead by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) went on the attack and demanded Franken resign.
According a report from Unhack the Vote, while everyone was focused on the Russian meddling of the 2016 election, another campaign was being run out of Japan. Leeann Tweedens initial allegation against Franken was quickly turned into propaganda after being hinted at by Trump ally Roger Stone.
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Just days prior to Democrats calling for Franken to step down, the fake news sites republished a article from a smaller site by Ijeoma Oluo, urging women and activists to stop their defenses from Franken. Dear Al Franken, Ill Miss You But You Cant Matter Anymore, was its title. Thousands of fake Twitter accounts then ensured the article spread.
From there, Senate Democrats, lead by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) went on the attack and demanded Franken resign.
[link:https://www.rawstory.com/2018/02/white-nationalists-twitter-bots-fueled-war-al-franken-democrats-fell/|
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White nationalists and Twitter bots fueled the war against Al Franken and the Democrats fell for it [View all]
Soph0571
Feb 2018
OP
Yes, binary / all-or-nothing / puristic thinking is fallacious thinking. . . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Feb 2018
#3
These news "aggregators" get by with a lot ... I can't get your link to work, however...
hlthe2b
Feb 2018
#5
NY Times' Michele Goldberg Editorial "Franken Must Go" on Nov 16th probably had more impact
wishstar
Feb 2018
#11
democrats continue to ignore talk radio, which provides a huge part of the buzz and
certainot
Feb 2018
#47
Chris Cilizza? If he's considered an influential voice of Dems, we are in big trouble n/t
kcr
Feb 2018
#76
The Media never reported the relationship with Tweeden and Trump Jr and all the tweets
hexola
Feb 2018
#40
if democrats didn't routinely ignore talk radio they would have been able to associate it with
certainot
Feb 2018
#52
I emailed everyone of the Democratic Senators, Chairman of the DNC, and the DSCC telling
sinkingfeeling
Feb 2018
#31
We knew this as it happened - Hamilton 68 called it out as it was happening
getagrip_already
Feb 2018
#63
There are a BUNCH of russian trolls out there still trying to sow discord with Democrats.
lancelyons
Feb 2018
#73
We Dems want to be so pure that we might as well commit seppuku and be done with it
Mountain Mule
Feb 2018
#84
Makes sense. I thought it was manipulation at the time. Seemed obvious to me.
Honeycombe8
Feb 2018
#87
What a shock. NOne of us here had ANY idea that was happening. Duh. We were talking about it
Amaryllis
Feb 2018
#102
count me in with those "Progressive women who are deeply resentful of Gillibrand"
orleans
Feb 2018
#117
Ooops. Looks like some people got duped on this story. Who would have thunk?
NCTraveler
Feb 2018
#127