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"Initially, the IRA created social media accounts that pretended to be the personal accounts of U.S. persons.[44] By early 2015, the IRA began to create larger
by scrps 6y ago
"Initially, the IRA created social media accounts that pretended to be the personal accounts of U.S. persons.[44] By early 2015, the IRA began to create larger social media groups or public social media pages that claimed (falsely) to be affiliated with U.S. political and grassroots organizations. In certain cases, the IRA created accounts that mimicked real U.S. organizations. For example, one IRA-controlled Twitter account, @TEN_GOP, purported to be connected to the Tennessee Republican Party.[45] More commonly, the IRA created accounts in the names of fictitious U.S. organizations and grassroots groups and used these accounts to pose as anti-immigration groups, Tea Party activists, Black Lives Matter protestors, and other U.S. social and political activists." [1]
[1] Page 22: https://www.justice.gov/storage/report.pdf https://www.justice.gov/storage/report.pdf
- mistermann 6y agoIs any of the evidence supporting these claims of IRA actions disclosed, or is that to be taken on faith? I ask because having been through the aluminum tubes, baby incubators story a few years back, I now have fairly strict epistemic standards when it comes to military related matters. I realize skepticism of one's government isn't a terribly popular stance here on HN, but to me it is important.
- mistermann 6y agoIt appears (discussion on such topics seems taboo) that a faith based approach is in play - which is fine, I'm just suggesting that it may be worthwhile to explicitly realize and acknowledge the true nature and contents of one's belief system.