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applegrove

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Tue Apr 23, 2019, 07:39 PM Apr 2019

Report: 5,000 Twitter bots (Saudi) pushed 'Russiagate hoax' after Mueller report

Report: 5,000 Twitter bots pushed ‘Russiagate hoax’ after Mueller report

Andrew Wyrich — Daily Dot

2019-04-23 11:15 am | Last updated 2019-04-23 12:46 pm

https://www.dailydot.com/layer8/twitter-bots-mueller-report/

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More than 5,000 Twitter bots criticized what they called the “Russiagate hoax” following the release of the highly-anticipated report from Special Counsel Robert Mueller last week, according to a new report.

NBC News reports that a network of bots that had at one time pushed pro-Saudi Arabia messages sent out the messages following the release of Mueller’s investigation’s findings.

The bots were taken down on Sunday by Twitter, according to NBC News.

Most of the bots had a low number of posts and blasted the “Russiagate hoax” against President Donald Trump. Some of the accounts were rebranded and others were made seemingly just to boost the engagement of related tweets. One account, according to NBC News, was made to look like a news company.


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Oh god. Now the Saudis are copying Russia.

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Report: 5,000 Twitter bots (Saudi) pushed 'Russiagate hoax' after Mueller report (Original Post) applegrove Apr 2019 OP
As Seth Abramson says, it's more than just Russia manor321 Apr 2019 #1
... Anon-C Apr 2019 #2
No surprise there...nt 2naSalit Apr 2019 #3
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