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emulatorloo

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9. No!!!! It is not sanctioned by him in any way shape or form

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Sun Sep 17, 2017, 03:36 PM

Sep 2017

Definitely read the full article, they talk to a person who worked on the campaign and others who had pro-Bernie internet groups. They talk about getting all these weird stories posted that were clearly fake and they didn't understand what was happening. One of them talks about trring to shut those stories down but she was viscous attacked for being a hillbot

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Bernie Sanders Campaign Faced A Fake News Tsunami - now urging Sanders to run in 2020 [View all] factfinder_77 Sep 2017 OP

Stunned Me. Sep 2017 #1

No!!!! It is not sanctioned by him in any way shape or form emulatorloo Sep 2017 #9

2nd Question Me. Sep 2017 #10

I don't know. This is an article from March 2017 so I dunno if there has been any follow up emulatorloo Sep 2017 #12

Emulatorloo, not sanctioned but not denounced either. Now or before. Hortensis Sep 2017 #13

You can't prove that statement, IT IS JUST YOUR OPINION! Raster Sep 2017 #20

Raster, political scientists have researched events and published at least Hortensis Sep 2017 #22

Can't Be Proved Me. Sep 2017 #21

Okay, it's not my imagination that this was just edited to add more paragraphs. R B Garr Sep 2017 #2

I do think it might be connected yes. factfinder_77 Sep 2017 #4

Then I am meeting a lot of trolls and bots IRL. murielm99 Sep 2017 #3

The bots and the trolls knew how to target their audience. Ninsianna Sep 2017 #6

They are the LIV targets. Not the originators. Nt Weekend Warrior Sep 2017 #19

I thought it was generally understood now that Russia... Beartracks Sep 2017 #5

The people loudly complaining this isn't true Ninsianna Sep 2017 #7

The greatest trick the devil ever played... Beartracks Sep 2017 #8

Luckily, these guys are kinda terrible at convincing people they don't exist. Ninsianna Sep 2017 #11

LOL. True, at least most of us can see it. Beartracks Sep 2017 #14

Sadly, a tiny minority have their heads up their rears. Ninsianna Sep 2017 #15

Post removed Post removed Sep 2017 #16

I have seen grassroots organizations murielm99 Sep 2017 #17

I am shocked, shocked to find fake news in the feed. nt ucrdem Sep 2017 #18