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Spies reveal Russian plot to spread chaos with 'news' websites exploiting Covid-19, BLM protests and attacking BOTH Joe Biden and Donald Trump
2020-07-30
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • New Russian fake news plot is detailed by U.S. intelligence after information is declassified, saying two former GRU spies now run trio of websites

  • Aim is to spread chaos and division, intelligence sources say

  • Three websites include articles calling Biden a 'puppet' and portraying Trump as a 'pirate'

  • Other articles tried to exploit Black Lives Matters protests and link violence to Democratic control of cities where it has happened

  • Stories echo Russian efforts in 2016 to exacerbate race relations in America and drive corruption allegations against U.S. political figures
Nobody noticed their impact in 2016, it was so small, so no reason to expect them to be more effective now that we’re on our guard.
Posted by:Skidmark

#9  How could a few Russian websites be any worse than CBS?
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2020-07-30 12:03  

#8  DAs backed by Soros, other liberal activists join fray in clash with police

Judge rules St. Louis prosecutor must release records in bungled prosecution of ex-governor

From just today's news.
Posted by: Skidmark   2020-07-30 11:07  

#7  no reason to expect them to be more effective now

Death from 1000 cuts

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Posted by: Skidmark   2020-07-30 10:55  

#6  The Soviet Union - meddling in US affairs since 1917.
Posted by: Raj   2020-07-30 10:39  

#5  This story smells fishy. Why would the Russians do this when they've got the Dems to do it for them? I have not seen where Trader Joe or is it Traitor Joe is hurt by a Russian plot.

I recall that it was the Dems who concocted the phony Russian collusion B.S. against Trump way back in 2016 and that many Dems and the media hang on to today.
Posted by: JohnQC   2020-07-30 08:08  

#4  What would a civil war do for Russia? There's your answer. However, I'm not getting into the boxcar to avoid that.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2020-07-30 07:08  

#3  If course. Everyone knows conservatives are triggered by the idea of Russian spies — it’s like saying Israel to a Progressive. So they proclaim it as often as possible, and wait for us to start frothing at the mouth.
Posted by: trailing wife   2020-07-30 02:35  

#2  You see, it's not just me.
Posted by: Besoeker   2020-07-30 02:29  

#1  I'm more worried about how the Chinese spread the actual virus than I am about Russians spreading rumors.

I get a distinct whiff of "Squirrel!" here.
Posted by: charger   2020-07-30 01:02  

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