How to spot a Russian troll on Truth Social, Reddit, Twitter X, Substack, Facebook, and Instagram
Russia-Backed Twitter Accounts Pushed QAnon Theory Right From Its Start: Back in November 2017—when the QAnon conspiracy theory was only known to a tiny group of 4channers rather than a major election issue—it was already being amplified by Russian-backed Twitter accounts
QAnon received earlier boost from Russian accounts on Twitter: Russian government-backed social media accounts nurtured the QAnon conspiracy theory in its infancy, earlier than previously reported, according to interviews with current and former Twitter executives and archives of tweets from suspended accounts.
Tucker Carlson Accused Of Promoting Russian Propaganda As Putin Masses Forces On Ukraine Border
Tucker Carlson: The American Face of Authoritarian Propaganda
Russian operation masqueraded as right-wing news site to target U.S. voters
Russian trolls are not just brainwashing right-wing Americans. They’re also targeting the left.
Millions of Leftists Are Reposting Kremlin Misinformation by Mistake
Russia’s Troll Army Is Running the Hillary Clinton Playbook on Joe Biden. The Kremlin-backed Internet Research Agency created a fake progressive news site to convince left-leaning voters that Biden is too centrist.
It’s called “demotivational propaganda.”
They attack Biden, and anyone who supports him, with lies and disinformation to poison public opinion against Biden and lower his support.
Russian trolls and MAGA trolls pretend to be American lefties, so that their attacks on Biden won’t be instantly dismissed.
Russian trolls usually say things like “I’m not even a Trump supporter, but Biden is a monster” or “I’m a Democrat too, but Biden is a pedo.”
They know that attacks on Biden coming from obvious Trump supporters will be instantly ignored and ridiculed.
But despite their best efforts to disguise themselves, Russian trolls pretending to be American lefties are easy to spot:
Russian trolls and MAGA trolls have identical talking points.
Both use the word “liberal” as a slur against anyone who opposes Trump.
They attack Biden and liberals 24/7, but you never see them attack Republicans or Trump.
In fact, these Russian trolls pretending to be American lefties will attack you if you’re against Trump. They immediately change the topic with whataboutism, to attack Biden.
If you mention that Bernie supports Biden, Russian trolls pretending to be American lefties will attack Bernie.
Bernie Sanders endorses Joe Biden for president
Inside the Russian effort to target Sanders supporters — and help elect Trump
Prominent pro-Sanders subreddit WayOfTheBern aims to divide Democrats, says social media analyst
Bernie Sanders blames vicious Bernie Bros on Russian trolls
It Sure Looks Like Trolls Are Weaponizing Call-Out Culture to Weaken Democrats
New research: Russian trolls used Twitter to attack liberals, conservatives and news media
Russia organized 2 sides of a Texas protest and encouraged ‘both sides to battle in the streets’
How Russia Secretly Orchestrated Dozens of U.S. Protests: A group of Russia-linked Facebook accounts helped organize at least 60 events on U.S. soil, in an apparent attempt to deepen political discord.
New York Times documentary: “Operation Infektion – How Russia perfected the art of war”
Russian Influence Reached 126 Million Through Facebook Alone
Russia’s ‘troll factory’ impersonates Americans to sow political chaos
Russian troll factory paid US activists to help fund protests during election
After FBI tip, Facebook says it uncovered Russian meddling
Facebook removes Russian accounts that targeted left-leaning Americans
Russian social media accounts sow US election discord – again
Russian interference in the 2020 United States elections
Facebook, Twitter Suspend Accounts Linked To Russian ‘Troll Factory’ Targeting Left-Leaning Audiences
A guide to Russian ‘demotivator’ memes
Biden says Putin will ‘pay a price’ for 2020 election meddling
There are literally thousands of Russian trolls on US social media. And they’re highly motivated to argue with you, because that’s what they get paid for.
Nearly 1,000 Russian trolls banned from Reddit: Here’s what they posted
Yep, Russian trolls hit Reddit, too — on r/funny and elsewhere
Russian spam accounts are still a big problem for Reddit: At least 89 subs have been targeted by Russian propaganda.
Their tactic is not only to demotivate you by telling you not to support Biden.
They’re also instructed to waste as much of your time and energy as possible.
The idea is that you only have a limited amount of energy. Only a limited amount of fight in you.
They want you to waste all your energy on trying to change a Russian troll’s mind. Of course that will never happen, because they get paid to disagree with you.
It doesn’t matter how obviously right you are, or how obvious their lies are. They will gaslight you and argue with you for hours, to exhaust and frustrate you.
The idea is that it will deplete your will to resist.
Eventually you’ll just give up.
And the next time a Russian troll or a MAGA troll posts lies about Biden, you won’t have the energy to fight back.
After wasting days of your life pointlessly arguing with Russian trolls, you probably won’t bother to argue when you run across an actual American, who could possibly be convinced with good arguments.
Don’t be fooled by Russian trolls masquerading as American lefties.
Bernie Sanders: ‘Democratic Socialist’ Is Just a Synonym for New Deal Liberal
AOC and other liberals, minorities gain in U.S. congressional primary races
Liberal
1) favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.
2) (often initial capital letter) noting or pertaining to a political party advocating measures of progressive political reform.
3) of, pertaining to, based on, or advocating liberalism, especially the freedom of the individual and governmental guarantees of individual rights and liberties.
4) favorable to or in accord with concepts of maximum individual freedom possible, especially as guaranteed by law and secured by governmental protection of civil liberties.
Fascists use lies as a weapon.
Fascist MAGA trolls claim “liberal” means communism.
Fascist Russian trolls pretending to be American lefties claim “liberal” means capitalism.
But every real American leftie knows that “liberal” means freedom fighter, and that we fight for civil liberties and freedom for all, against fascist tyranny.
That’s why all fascists hate liberals, and use the word liberal as a slur against anyone who opposes fascists like Trump and Putin.
I do argue back here, scream repeatedly what lies they are spreading, and then report them. and then block them.