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Rollo

(2,559 posts)
Wed Sep 27, 2017, 07:48 PM Sep 2017

Exclusive: Russians Impersonated Real American Muslims to Stir Chaos on Facebook and Instagram

Source: Daily Beast

The Facebook group United Muslims of America was neither united, Muslim, nor American.

Instead, sources familiar with the group tell The Daily Beast, it was an imposter account on the world’s largest social network that’s been traced back to the Russian government.

Using the account as a front to reach American Muslims and their allies, the Russians pushed memes that claimed Hillary Clinton admitted the U.S. “created, funded and armed” al-Qaeda and the so-called Islamic State; claimed that John McCain was ISIS’ true founder; whitewashed blood-drenched dictator Moammar Gadhafi and praised him for not having a “Rothschild-owned central bank”; and falsely alleged Osama bin Laden was a “CIA agent.”

Sources confirmed that the imposter account bought Facebook advertisements to reach its target audience. It promoted political rallies aimed at Muslim audiences. And it used the Twitter account “muslims_in_usa” and the Instagram account “muslim_voice” to pass along inflammatory memes under cover of the UMA. The Twitter account has been suspended, and the account on Instagram, which is owned by Facebook, was shuttered at around the same time as the Facebook page.

Read more: http://www.thedailybeast.com/exclusive-russians-impersonated-real-american-muslims-to-stir-chaos-on-facebook-and-instagram?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thedailybeast%2Farticles+%28The+Daily+Beast+-+Latest+Articles%29



Collusion runs deep...
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Exclusive: Russians Impersonated Real American Muslims to Stir Chaos on Facebook and Instagram (Original Post) Rollo Sep 2017 OP
Maddow reporting on this now along with other Russia media interferences riversedge Sep 2017 #1
Russia used facebook effectively Gothmog Sep 2017 #2
Rachel is depressing me tonight. OliverQ Sep 2017 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author Rollo Sep 2017 #5
Yes, I remember (on another site that shall remain nameless) all the awful stuff righties were ... Rollo Sep 2017 #6
Putin had a plan. dalton99a Sep 2017 #4
Putin's revenge for what he claimed was Hillary's interference in Russian elections... Rollo Sep 2017 #7
 

OliverQ

(3,363 posts)
3. Rachel is depressing me tonight.
Wed Sep 27, 2017, 09:23 PM
Sep 2017

The depth this goes, and the amount of lies spread about Clinton that absolutely hurt her campaign is insane. She got such a raw deal and it's completely unfair.

Trump is NOT legitimate.

Response to OliverQ (Reply #3)

Rollo

(2,559 posts)
6. Yes, I remember (on another site that shall remain nameless) all the awful stuff righties were ...
Wed Sep 27, 2017, 10:53 PM
Sep 2017

...were claiming about Hillary. I found it unbelievable but these people, some of whom appeared to be half-way intelligent, were convinced it was all true.

For some years I've observed how technology can drive design. Now it appears to have derailed our democracy.

Rollo

(2,559 posts)
7. Putin's revenge for what he claimed was Hillary's interference in Russian elections...
Wed Sep 27, 2017, 10:54 PM
Sep 2017

He must have a big grin on his face when he contemplates the chaos the Trump presidency has caused...

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