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I have seen pretty wild conspiracy theories on consortiumnews.com/thelastamericanvagabond.com/globalresearch.ca/informationclearinghouse.info, so personally I'm

by r721 4y ago

I have seen pretty wild conspiracy theories on consortiumnews.com/thelastamericanvagabond.com/globalresearch.ca/informationclearinghouse.info, so personally I'm not sure you selected good sources to boost. UPD globalresearch.ca was even included in "Pillars of Russia's Disinformation and Propaganda Ecosystem" report: https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Pillars-of-Russia%E2%80%99s-Disinformation-and-Propaganda-Ecosystem_08-04-20.pdf https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Pillars-of-...

upwardbound 4y ago
Thank you very much for the heads-up. I updated the Goggle to remove those 4 sites from the boost list. Thank you so much for the feedback, very very much appreciated.
NaturalPhallacy 4y ago
Admittedly snarky: You sound like you believe in the Trump-Russia conspiracy theory! More reasonable: I recognized consortiumnews.com because that's where famous NSA code breaker and whistleblower Bill Binney published his debunk of the of the "Russia hacked the DNC" hoax: https://consortiumnews.com/2017/07/24/intel-vets-challenge-russia-hack-evidence/ https://consortiumnews.com/2017/07/24/intel-vets-challenge-r... So personally I think they picked at least one excellent source. I can't speak to the others. >UPD globalresearch.ca was even included in "Pillars of Russia's Disinformation and Propaganda Ecosystem" report: Ahh yes, because the US government would never lie, 7 years after it became legal to do so: https://www.mintpressnews.com/planting-stories-in-the-press-lifting-of-us-propaganda-ban-gives-new-meaning-to-old-song/237493/ https://www.mintpressnews.com/planting-stories-in-the-press-... Russian media influence on the US doesn't hold a candle to domestic media that is frequently found to be heavily biased to be pro establishment, to outright wrong. Russia is a red herring.
- spacemanmatt 4y ago
  > Russian media influence on the US doesn't hold a candle to domestic media that is frequently found to be heavily biased to be pro establishment, to outright wrong. Russia is a red herring. Russia did attempt and intend to interfere with the 2016 election and they will do it again. Their unregistered agents are still getting convicted.
- throwoutway 4y ago
  That doesn’t seem to successfully debunk it. Maybe to just present a counterpoint? But hackers are known to cover their tracks and mislead so..

by r721 4y ago

upwardbound 4y ago

Thank you very much for the heads-up. I updated the Goggle to remove those 4 sites from the boost list. Thank you so much for the feedback, very very much appreciated.

NaturalPhallacy 4y ago

Admittedly snarky: You sound like you believe in the Trump-Russia conspiracy theory! More reasonable: I recognized consortiumnews.com because that's where famous NSA code breaker and whistleblower Bill Binney published his debunk of the of the "Russia hacked the DNC" hoax: https://consortiumnews.com/2017/07/24/intel-vets-challenge-russia-hack-evidence/ https://consortiumnews.com/2017/07/24/intel-vets-challenge-r... So personally I think they picked at least one excellent source. I can't speak to the others. >UPD globalresearch.ca was even included in "Pillars of Russia's Disinformation and Propaganda Ecosystem" report: Ahh yes, because the US government would never lie, 7 years after it became legal to do so: https://www.mintpressnews.com/planting-stories-in-the-press-lifting-of-us-propaganda-ban-gives-new-meaning-to-old-song/237493/ https://www.mintpressnews.com/planting-stories-in-the-press-... Russian media influence on the US doesn't hold a candle to domestic media that is frequently found to be heavily biased to be pro establishment, to outright wrong. Russia is a red herring.

spacemanmatt 4y ago
> Russian media influence on the US doesn't hold a candle to domestic media that is frequently found to be heavily biased to be pro establishment, to outright wrong. Russia is a red herring. Russia did attempt and intend to interfere with the 2016 election and they will do it again. Their unregistered agents are still getting convicted.
throwoutway 4y ago
That doesn’t seem to successfully debunk it. Maybe to just present a counterpoint? But hackers are known to cover their tracks and mislead so..