The Washington Post released an article this morning claiming Russian trolls actually DID NOT have that much influence on 2016 voters.
Huh, ya’ don’t say? The Right has only been saying that for six freakin’ years.
And until now, WaPo and other outlets have done nothing to correct their own record of pushing the Russian collusion hoax. Wonder if they’ve noticed Matt Taibbi and other actual journalists doing their jobs for them and are trying to save some face?
Ain’t gonna happen but still …
The Cybersecurity 202: Russian trolls on Twitter had little influence on 2016 voters
Via @timstarks @aaronjschafferhttps://t.co/ks8ynwATRx— craig newmark (@craignewmark) January 9, 2023
Ya’ don’t say?
From WaPo:
Key findings of the report:
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Only 1 percent of Twitter users accounted for 70 percent of the exposure to accounts that Twitter identified as Russian troll accounts.
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Highly partisan Republicans were exposed to nine times more posts than non-Republicans.
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Content from the news media and U.S. politicians dwarfed the amount of Russian influence content the electorate was exposed to during the 2016 race.
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There was no measurable impact on “political attitudes, polarization, and vote preferences and behavior” from the Russian accounts and posts.
Almost like they’re trying to pretend they didn’t push the Russia collusion hoax story nonstop OR they’re trying to get out ahead of something.
Maybe both.
Matt Taibbi aka Mr. Twitterfiles was LESS than impressed with this article:
How interesting that this is coming out now. Will the Washington Post address the countless stories they wrote hyping Russian influence on the 2016 race? The Pulitzer they won for such coverage? https://t.co/NKVV58SB8Q
— Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) January 9, 2023
We forgot, they won a Pulitzer for the garbage they wrote about Russian trolls influencing our 2016 election to the point of Trump winning.
Apologies?
Just kidding.
They couldn’t possibly be trying to get ahead of a story…
— In The Trenches (@InTheTrenches17) January 9, 2023
Ahem.
If they were indeed misled to believe on the hoax, they should write an editorial acknowledging issues in reporting and return the Pulitzer .. least they can do
— ₿orn To ₿e Free (@shoedeep) January 9, 2023
The least they can do.
HA HA HA HA
The Pulitzer was turned into the Propaganda Prize for this coverage. They earned it.
— James Wilkinson (@NitroMH) January 9, 2023
They’ve made the Pulitzer completely irrelevant.
Need everyone to call them out so they understand the importance of trust. They lost themselves. Hopefully we all can help them find their way back.
— David Fredricks (@dfreddy76) January 9, 2023
We wouldn’t count on them ‘finding their way back,’ no matter how much we call them out.
They’d have to care and clearly they do NOT.
True also for Facebook?
— M Tuman 🧢 (@mctuman) January 9, 2023
Unbelievable.
— Katie Scarlett (@Katiescarlet2) January 9, 2023
Sadly, all too believable.
One Big Con.
— Henry (@HenryBack2Play) January 9, 2023
And that’s what it all was from Hillary et all and the Leftist media.
One big con.
That did not pay off.
Imagine that, they pushed lies like this, pushed a huge CON like this, and Hillary STILL couldn’t beat Trump.
Ouch.
The @nytimes should apologize and return the Pulitzer. The fact that these so called reporters get away with this is sickening.
— SazzygirlinCali (@RjbRocklin) January 9, 2023
Sickening, sure, but the reality.
Let’s see if Elon Musk, Matt Taibbi, and the ‘Twitter Files’ can help change even a small portion of it.
Oh
So all that censorship was for nothing?
Cc @PolitiBunny https://t.co/HfCdLSjaM7
— (((Aaron Walker))) (@AaronWorthing) January 9, 2023
Golly gee, it would appear so.
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