From:
david.j.worrell@gmail.com
On Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at 3:58:05 PM UTC-7, thang ornerythinchus wrote:
https://www.salon.com/2017/09/27/paul-horner-the-face-of-fake-news-dies-a-lonely-death/
He famously told the Washington Post last year that Donald Trump was
elected because of him and his widely shared and fabricated articles.
Well get in line, kid.
Breaking News:
There is evidence that Twitter may have been used even more extensively
than Facebook in the Russian influence campaign last year, according
to a study tracking 600 accounts.
And its use has reached far beyond politics, sowing division on social
issues, including provoking both sides of last weekend’s debate over
football players’ kneeling during the national anthem. A Senate aide
said Facebook, Twitter and Google have been invited to testify at a
Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Nov. 1.
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They had already found around 3000 Facebook ads tied to Russia.
Now they say 600 Twitter accounts may have been more influential.
Maybe this is good. Maybe it gives millions of people an excuse
for why they voted for that terrible candidate. So now they won't
have to kill themselves out of shame after he's impeached and then
ridiculed until the end of time. Well, that may be a little harsh,
but only a little.
Bottom line: always double check any weird shit you read online.
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