Nothing shocking about this, unfortunately. I am sure all their American influencer assets on X will start disputing the claim.
wish1977 on
Boy, those Russians sure want Trump to win. You’d almost think that they have something on him.
VulnBond on
Typical. Troll farms at it again. Gotta stay skeptical these days.
petitveritas on
Did Elon post this one, too?
Delver_Razade on
Yeah, at this point Russian, Iranian, Chinese, and North Korean troll farms are a fact of life because the people who actually manage the internet like the money it generates.
PoliticalCanvas on
Why Russia shouldn’t do such things, when each time they pass with absolute impunity to Russia?
As it was, despite USA threats, with even Navalny death.
IAmArique on
> Researchers found that the group created a video, paid an actor to appear as the alleged victim, and spread the claim through a fake website for a nonexistent San Francisco news outlet named **KBSF-TV.** The Russian group responsible, which Microsoft dubs Storm-1516, is described as a Kremlin-aligned troll farm.
BSF is just the Kremlin’s FSB acronym spelled backwards. The evidence of it being Russian propaganda was *right there* from the beginning!
ToastTurtle on
And people think that the best choice is Trump. A weak US is in Russia’s interest, not a strong America. Shouldn’t be too hard to figure this out…
Jaymark108 on
When did Microsoft start trailing Russian propaganda groups?
boredguy12 on
I never even saw the add because I don’t use xitter. But it wouldn’t have changed my mind anyway
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Nothing shocking about this, unfortunately. I am sure all their American influencer assets on X will start disputing the claim.
Boy, those Russians sure want Trump to win. You’d almost think that they have something on him.
Typical. Troll farms at it again. Gotta stay skeptical these days.
Did Elon post this one, too?
Yeah, at this point Russian, Iranian, Chinese, and North Korean troll farms are a fact of life because the people who actually manage the internet like the money it generates.
Why Russia shouldn’t do such things, when each time they pass with absolute impunity to Russia?
As it was, despite USA threats, with even Navalny death.
> Researchers found that the group created a video, paid an actor to appear as the alleged victim, and spread the claim through a fake website for a nonexistent San Francisco news outlet named **KBSF-TV.** The Russian group responsible, which Microsoft dubs Storm-1516, is described as a Kremlin-aligned troll farm.
BSF is just the Kremlin’s FSB acronym spelled backwards. The evidence of it being Russian propaganda was *right there* from the beginning!
And people think that the best choice is Trump. A weak US is in Russia’s interest, not a strong America. Shouldn’t be too hard to figure this out…
When did Microsoft start trailing Russian propaganda groups?
I never even saw the add because I don’t use xitter. But it wouldn’t have changed my mind anyway