Report: Russian troll farm included pro-Jill Stein messaging on social media

[workinclasszero]

By Eli Watkins and Donie O'Sullivan, CNN

Updated 11:55 AM ET, Mon December 17, 2018

Washington (CNN) A report prepared for the Senate Intelligence Committee said Russian social media efforts to meddle in the 2016 presidential election included messaging in support of the Green Party 2016 presidential nominee Jill Stein.

CNN obtained the report, prepared by New Knowledge, which said the Russian government-linked Internet Research Agency -- a well-known troll farm -- utilized all major social media platforms, and its efforts online included messaging in support of Stein's third party presidential effort.

The mentions of Stein online came alongside related and disparate messages noted throughout the report, which said the Internet Research Agency's themes ranged from support for Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders and the Black Lives Matter movement to the Tea Party and gun rights.

A summation of the report's findings on "comprehensive anti-Hillary Clinton operations" said while the group's assumed Twitter personas had some pro-Clinton content, "the developed Left-wing Twitter personas were still largely anti-Clinton and expressed pro-Bernie Sanders and pro-Jill Stein sentiments."

https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/17/politics/jill-stein-senate-intelligence?no-st=1545160169

[Blue Owl]

1. Jill Stein, treasonal employee

n/t

[workinclasszero]

3. Who could've seen this coming?

Oh wait....

[Scurrilous]

2. K&R

[MineralMan]

4. We saw some of that here on DU, too.

People sometimes had posts hidden for pointing that out. Most of the DUers who were promoting Jill Stein have gone elsewhere, which is a good thing. Watch for similar activity in 2020. I guarantee it will be here.