That's unfair, because Assange's own actions also veered heavily around 2016, so to assume the arguments about him were all astroturfing is extremely misleading

That's unfair, because Assange's own actions also veered heavily around 2016, so to assume the arguments about him were all astroturfing is extremely misleading. If tomorrow Sanders starts spouting antivaxx stuff, and half the internet starts attacking him, you wouldn't go and say "there's a misinformation campaign astroturfing against Sanders".