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2016 Postmortem

Roland99

(53,342 posts) Fri Aug 5, 2016, 07:16 PM Aug 2016

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The online paid GOP trolls are getting so easy to spot

Ran across two on a Yahoo Facebook post. Both pushing the ridiculous meme that Reuters has cooked poll numbers for Hillary

Didn't realize Reuters ran the polling for: NBC, CBS, LA Times, McClatchy and even Fox News!

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The online paid GOP trolls are getting so easy to spot (Original Post) Roland99 Aug 2016 OP

You got 'em. ithinkmyliverhurts Aug 2016 #1

They might not be paid trolls Kber Aug 2016 #2

I'm flabbergasted UnFettered Aug 2016 #3

ithinkmyliverhurts

(1,928 posts)

1. You got 'em.

Reply to Roland99 (Original post)

Fri Aug 5, 2016, 07:21 PM

Aug 2016

Yay you. Keep fighting.

Those Yahoo message boards are the key, I think. I remember working geocities in the same way.

Kber

(5,043 posts)

2. They might not be paid trolls

Reply to Roland99 (Original post)

Fri Aug 5, 2016, 07:22 PM

Aug 2016

Some Trump supporters are willing to be public idiots for free.

UnFettered

(79 posts)

3. I'm flabbergasted

Reply to Roland99 (Original post)

Fri Aug 5, 2016, 08:17 PM

Aug 2016

They would need payed trolls. I hear so much stupid stuff everyday I could bleed from the ears.

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