It’s true that a man from Texas is posting videos from Russia — Newsweek even wrote a story about him and his viral videos, without ever mentioning his political leanings. We suppose that he’s from Texas was enough for lefty PAC Meidas Touch to claim that he’s a Republican; their tweet was retweeted more than 5,000 times and garnered 13,000 likes. But as Andy Ngo points out, the guy’s an avowed communist.
Political operative group for democrats, @meidastouch, spread disinfo that a Texas Republican went to fight for Russians in Ukraine. The false claim went viral. Russel Bentley is an avowed communist who raised money on GoFundMe in 2014 to go fight “neo-Nazis” on behalf of Russia. pic.twitter.com/s9jBuXKwO4
— Andy Ngô 🏳️🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) March 1, 2022
In a profile in Texas Monthly, we learn that Russel Bentley’s political beliefs “further crystalized during a trip to Cuba in the mid-nineties.”
"Meidas Touch, because truth is golden" pic.twitter.com/d7QKVseDRf
— Andy Ngô 🏳️🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) March 1, 2022
Where’d they get that he’s a Republican?
Reddit is working overtime to try and claim he's somehow affiliated with the right. pic.twitter.com/LUW6V7d4op
— Reddit Lies (@reddit_lies) March 1, 2022
He is a far left commie.https://t.co/QcZ5TPbfiE
— Frank (@Frankmeister__) March 1, 2022
Guy is literally wearing a Mao hat.
— Rev. Dr. Ashanti Van Buren (@AshantiVanBuren) March 1, 2022
Dude literally wearing a hat with the communist star…
— Nillo (@Nillo53939084) March 1, 2022
Vice article of the man himself clearly stating multiple times hes a communist. https://t.co/QZrmbTTKn5
— Dr. Valince (@DrValince) March 1, 2022
Yes, in one of his YouTube videos he has a Stalin coffee cup. Commie tankie for sure. https://t.co/GaX80I6ZP3
— AmbientHex (@AmbientHex) March 1, 2022
I'm sure they admitted that they made a mistake and apologized though,right?
— Sterrling (@St3rrling) March 1, 2022
Beat you to the punch Andy. https://t.co/eWmqIHBHNz
— Phil (@RealPhillyP) March 1, 2022
Leftists cannot win with their ideas. They constantly mislabel us and tar conservatives with fringe people we already denounced. This kind of thing is par for the course.
— dankbubba, banned on the run, Tex-arCA (@dank1j) March 1, 2022
MeidasTouch is the very definition of fake news propaganda.
— Kelli (@darkstarcrashed) March 1, 2022
Democrats spreading false information………I’m shocked
— Dixie Normous (@angry_chappy) March 1, 2022
Everyone point and laugh at @meidastouch. https://t.co/52MeFyqExD
— RBe (@RBPundit) March 1, 2022
Again.
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‘Definitive PROOF!’ Dave Portnoy just NEUTERS brothers behind troll-group MeidasTouch who are trying to cancel Joe Rogan (watch) https://t.co/nAj4nBGjf6
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) February 8, 2022