CNN on Friday reported that Russian-connected bots are spreading pro-gun messages on Twitter following Wednesday’s school shooting in Parkland, Fla., in an effort to “sow discord.”
Russia-linked bots are promoting pro-gun messages on Twitter in an attempt to sow discord in the aftermath of the Florida school shooting, monitoring groups say https://t.co/67K6UIZzcJ pic.twitter.com/uDqCWQp4lo
— CNN (@CNN) February 17, 2018
Um, says who? Says the Alliance for Securing Democracy, that’s who. CNN reports:
The alliance is a group housed at The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) think tank to “defend against, deter, and raise the costs on Russian and other actors’ efforts to undermine democracy and democratic institutions,” according to its mission statement.
The group does not disclose which accounts it tracks and CNN has not independently verified its findings.
Among the hashtags and topics related to the shooting are #falseflag, #fbi, #gunreformnow, #fbigate, #parklandschoolshooting, the name of the shooter — Nikolas Cruz — and Florida.
Russian bots … is there anything they can’t do?
You people are beyond nuts. ? https://t.co/xxAxqOCRSf
— ??Warped??Willie?? (@WarpedWillie) February 17, 2018
https://twitter.com/AdamBaldwin/status/964952392327245824
You guys are a parody of your former selves. https://t.co/elwtizZx46
— Kerry Smyth (@SmythRadio) February 17, 2018
https://twitter.com/kmskinny/status/964955506065408000
"monitoring groups say".
Proud of @cnn for getting in their Russia Hoax and Gun Control positions in the same tweet. https://t.co/psVZNTyFHj— Humpty Dumpty Institute (@bigpodesta) February 17, 2018
https://twitter.com/life_is_goodQ/status/964973341193809920
Key quote in the article, "The group does not disclose which accounts it tracks and CNN has not independently verified its findings." Sources longer have to vet sources to present "facts" to millions of people. https://t.co/8kF8QkL3J5
— Brandon (@_Brandon11_) February 17, 2018
Oh @CNN please verify and show proof of these Russian bots….. https://t.co/d5pMOl6pN3
— Daveinlv (@Daveinlv) February 17, 2018
https://twitter.com/mrcaseyman/status/964685959311839233
Everything on social media now that doesn't toe the liberal line is going to be blamed on "Russian bots" https://t.co/wspXoexW7z
— Doug Powers (@ThePowersThatBe) February 17, 2018
#RussianBots = people who disagree with the media. https://t.co/6WpSJhMqfz
— MacroAggressions ❌ (@DenierNyc) February 17, 2018
https://twitter.com/Random_R_Mark/status/964989610962145280
The thing about The New Red Scare is that it's self-sustaining. The paranoia is over exceedingly minor things. (Twitter bots? That's the power of the Russian Empire? Twitter bots?)
But the paranoia itself is what Russia wants to achieve. So, mission accomplished, @CNN. https://t.co/M8FcrEcwz3
— AgainstTrumpDude (@TheAmishDude) February 17, 2018
https://twitter.com/WillMcGimpsey/status/965004925808685056
https://twitter.com/ProudBoysDTLA/status/964683918807937030
And… it's russians again. holy shit this is gone beyond pathetic now ? https://t.co/bT9o4nf3eY
— Spectre ❌ (@spectre_88) February 17, 2018
#FakeNewsMedia pic.twitter.com/bO0cCKRPjQ
— ???Mrs. OttO❤️? (@DixieDarling6) February 17, 2018
https://twitter.com/RedPillTweets/status/964734302033448960
"You don't agree with me. You must not be real and your opinion sows discord."
Yeah okay, @CNN. ?
— While Supplies Last (@corrcomm) February 17, 2018
Russian bots unite! @CNN and the Left cannot fathom how there are actual conservatives on Twitter.#FakeNews #RussianBots https://t.co/3N33j65eSv
— The Left Ruins Everything (@TheLeftRuins) February 17, 2018
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