Re:Elon Musk, right-wing figures push misinformation on Twit...
by anigbrowl on Sunday October 30, 2022 @09:05PM
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He is responsible for his own tweets. The story he tweeted and later deleted was tissue thin - an opinion piece saying 'I don't believe the official story, here's an alternative explanation I heard from a source' followed by a long (multi paragraph) verbatim quote of sordid claims with no attempt at corroboration. It read to me like the 'source' was someone on 4chan.
"Although reminiscent of the 2016 race — when Russian intelligence operatives hacked and released hundreds of emails from Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager through WikiLeaks — Wednesday’s report was met with skepticism, particularly from social media companies that sought to limit the spread of the news."
At least the bots help steer the conversation and provide useful PR services for the advertisers.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/hunter-joe-biden-ema...
"Although reminiscent of the 2016 race — when Russian intelligence operatives hacked and released hundreds of emails from Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager through WikiLeaks — Wednesday’s report was met with skepticism, particularly from social media companies that sought to limit the spread of the news."