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> but Bellingcat is of course funded by the National Endowment for Democracy ... Spooky! No need to be coy, say what you are implying. Additionally, do you ha

by wadim 2y ago

> but Bellingcat is of course funded by the National Endowment for Democracy ... Spooky! No need to be coy, say what you are implying. Additionally, do you have a source that they ARE being funded solely by NED (which is currently impossible anyway) and didn't just receive some funding that one time? Not sure what advantage they gain being such an obvious "CIA front", but I'm also not playing 5D chess.

4hagstR 2y ago
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- MaxPock 2y ago
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  - wqaatwt 2y ago
    Even if they receive support from CIA/MI6 what’s wrong about that? > peddle anti Russia propaganda Not sure what you are trying to say. Just reporting straight facts with no embellishment is more than enough to 100% discredit the Russian government (both domestically and internationally) in the eyes of any at least marginally sane person. The fact that this isn’t working says more about the people consuming that information than those doing the “peddling”. You are trying to push this stupid narrative that “both sides are bad so nothing means anything” which is just silly..
    - AlexeyBelov 2y ago
      You're arguing, or attempting to, with a bot. They very rarely reply or provide any info besides shallow swipes.
- wadim 2y ago
  Wanna hear my theory? The FSB employs trolls to try undermine anyone who is critical of the great Russian regime by posting stupid conspiracy theories online. They often have to create new accounts, because old ones get banned quickly and frequently. 3 people, 2 of whom have accounts created just today for this thread, post something negatve towards Bellingcat without any proof. Crazy coincidence.
  - 4jahdg 2y ago
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    - OKRainbowKid 2y ago
      "Ukrainian online dominance" I haven't heard that one before.
  - iuyhtgbd 2y ago
    Those "two" new accounts are probably the same person, I'm sure that paid trolls occasionally drop in on HN, but HN has plenty of native trolls doing it for the love of the game (or out of sincere ideological commitment).
  - 4uzasdZ 2y ago
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    - dralley 2y ago
      Creating endless quantities of new accounts isn't a great way to demonstrate how he's the sockpuppet.
      - z23e87 2y ago
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by wadim 2y ago

4hagstR 2y ago

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MaxPock 2y ago
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- wqaatwt 2y ago
  Even if they receive support from CIA/MI6 what’s wrong about that? > peddle anti Russia propaganda Not sure what you are trying to say. Just reporting straight facts with no embellishment is more than enough to 100% discredit the Russian government (both domestically and internationally) in the eyes of any at least marginally sane person. The fact that this isn’t working says more about the people consuming that information than those doing the “peddling”. You are trying to push this stupid narrative that “both sides are bad so nothing means anything” which is just silly..
  - AlexeyBelov 2y ago
    You're arguing, or attempting to, with a bot. They very rarely reply or provide any info besides shallow swipes.
wadim 2y ago
Wanna hear my theory? The FSB employs trolls to try undermine anyone who is critical of the great Russian regime by posting stupid conspiracy theories online. They often have to create new accounts, because old ones get banned quickly and frequently. 3 people, 2 of whom have accounts created just today for this thread, post something negatve towards Bellingcat without any proof. Crazy coincidence.
- 4jahdg 2y ago
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  - OKRainbowKid 2y ago
    "Ukrainian online dominance" I haven't heard that one before.
- iuyhtgbd 2y ago
  Those "two" new accounts are probably the same person, I'm sure that paid trolls occasionally drop in on HN, but HN has plenty of native trolls doing it for the love of the game (or out of sincere ideological commitment).
- 4uzasdZ 2y ago
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  - dralley 2y ago
    Creating endless quantities of new accounts isn't a great way to demonstrate how he's the sockpuppet.
    - z23e87 2y ago
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- z23e87 2y ago
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