Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Cattledog

(5,919 posts)
Sun Apr 23, 2017, 09:44 PM Apr 2017

Pro-Trump Website Run From Eastern Europe May Be The Worst Thing On The Internet

https://www.buzzfeed.com/craigsilverman/anti-muslim-traffic-arbitrage-is-a-thing?utm_term=.mnoR6Kd7pK#.ydg1zy7Xay

The Facebook page American President Donald J. Trump has close to 400,000 fans and says its mission is "to keep fellow Trump Supporters informed of any and all news regarding our President." In many cases its references to Trump consist of asking people if they want him to deport, arrest, or hang Muslims.

"BREAKING: Muslim Refugees Kills 30 People In Michigan Because Trump Bombed Syria. Would You Support Trump If He Hang Them?" asked a recent typo-laden headline shared by the page.

As with most links shared on the American President Donald J. Trump page, which is not affiliated with President Trump, the false story came from a site called TrueTrumpers.com. It pumps out a constant drumbeat of mostly false stories about Muslims raping, killing, and otherwise wreaking havoc in Western society. (It also mixes in celebrity death hoaxes, fake celebrity quotes about politics, and the occasional real story copied from another website with a completely false headline added on top.)

Recent false True Trumpers headlines include "BREAKING: Today Cop Was Killed By Muslim Refugee In Ohio. Do You Support Arrest or Hang Him," "2 Muslim Refugees Rape and Beat This 15 Years Old Girl. Do You Support To Hang Of Them?! [POLL]," and "BREAKING: Three Muslim Kills American Soldier’s Family In Michigan After Trump Bombed Syria. Would You Support Trump If He Deport Them All?"

Snip
1 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Pro-Trump Website Run From Eastern Europe May Be The Worst Thing On The Internet (Original Post) Cattledog Apr 2017 OP
Well, now we know where that incredibly dumb team Warpy Apr 2017 #1

Warpy

(111,358 posts)
1. Well, now we know where that incredibly dumb team
Sun Apr 23, 2017, 10:42 PM
Apr 2017

got all their "Bowling Green massacre!!11!!" disinformation. You can bet they haven't learned a damned thing from the laughter over it, either.

Why does Farcebook leave this shit up? Weren't they supposed to tighten their standards a little?

Latest Discussions»General Discussion»Pro-Trump Website Run Fro...