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On twitter, stats show Russian bots and trolls pushing #releasethememo.
Hamilton 68 tracks trends from verified Russian bots and trolls.
Top hashtags as of last night:
https://dashboard.securingdemocracy.org/
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I doubt they would push release the memo if it was going to get released. It is more useful while it is unknown. Just part of the nebulous deep state conspiracy nonsense anyway.
Good news for some people.... #ReleaseTheMemo shows how Republicans, Fox News and Russian bots can cooperate to make fake news
By Mark Sumner - Jan 22, 2018
Last week, a story suddenly emerged about a secret memo that would “end the Mueller investigation,” upend the FBI and launch a scandal “bigger than Watergate.” But surprisingly, several days later, the announcement that brought Republican congressmen nearly to tears, has resulted in nothing.
Now, in the wake of the initial blast, #ReleaseTheMemo looks much less like a news story, and much more like a test run for coordination between Republicans in Congress, Fox News pundits, and Russian media bots.
In this case, the memo that had Republicans weepy was generated by Devin Nunes (R-CA). The idea that Nunes, who has already cried wolf on this same topic at least twice in the past year, should be taken as a reputable source on anything related to FBI surveillance is ridiculous. Still, Republicans presented this as a document that would shake Washington to its roots.
On Thursday evening, Sean Hannity made this memo the focus of his program. Hannity presented the memo as definitive proof that the investigation by Robert Mueller would be forced to conclusion.
Then on Friday morning, Twitter exploded with the hashtag #ReleaseTheMemo. The demand came with eerie clockwork precision from thousands of accounts, including from that of Donald Trump Jr. But many of these accounts shared a common feature—there was no human being on the other end. .....................
Now, in the wake of the initial blast, #ReleaseTheMemo looks much less like a news story, and much more like a test run for coordination between Republicans in Congress, Fox News pundits, and Russian media bots.
In this case, the memo that had Republicans weepy was generated by Devin Nunes (R-CA). The idea that Nunes, who has already cried wolf on this same topic at least twice in the past year, should be taken as a reputable source on anything related to FBI surveillance is ridiculous. Still, Republicans presented this as a document that would shake Washington to its roots.
On Thursday evening, Sean Hannity made this memo the focus of his program. Hannity presented the memo as definitive proof that the investigation by Robert Mueller would be forced to conclusion.
"Your witch hunt is now over. Time to close the doors."
Then on Friday morning, Twitter exploded with the hashtag #ReleaseTheMemo. The demand came with eerie clockwork precision from thousands of accounts, including from that of Donald Trump Jr. But many of these accounts shared a common feature—there was no human being on the other end. .....................
