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[–]Druullus 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

According to anonymous sources.

[–]DIMP[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Ummm, NO, not anonymous sources.

The troll farm has been named:

"Pro-Trump group Turning Point Action, an affiliate of Turning Point USA, paid Arizona teenagers to spread right-wing messages for the group on their personal Facebook and Twitter accounts, The Washington Post reported.

The Post reported Tuesday some accounts belonging to minors had been suspended for posting talking points, characterized as “platform manipulation and spam.”

https://www.ibtimes.com/facebook-twitter-suspend-accounts-youth-involved-conservative-groups-domestic-troll-3046896

[–]Druullus 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Anonymous sources named "Pro-Trump group Turning Point Action, an affiliate of Turning Point USA.

The Post reported Tuesday some accounts belonging to minors had been suspended for posting talking points (according to anonymous sources), characterized as “platform manipulation and spam.”

[–]DIMP[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

FAKE NEWS!!!!!

I am no fan of the current news media, but a good % (all?) Trump supporters could watch him shoot their grandma in the pussy and still call it fake news if the Washington Post reported it.

[–]Druullus 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Turning Point Action, whose 26-year-old leader, Charlie Kirk, delivered the opening speech at this year’s Republican National Convention, issued a statement from the group’s field director defending the social media campaign and saying any comparison to a troll farm was a “gross mischaracterization.”

“This is sincere political activism conducted by real people who passionately hold the beliefs they describe online, not an anonymous troll farm in Russia,” the field director, Austin Smith, said in the statement.

He said the operation reflected an attempt by Turning Point Action to maintain its advocacy despite the challenges presented by the coronavirus pandemic, which has curtailed many traditional political events.

“Like everyone else, Turning Point Action’s plans for nationwide in-person events and activities were completely disrupted by the pandemic,” Smith said. “Many positions TPA had planned for in field work were going to be completely cut, but TPA managed to reimagine these roles and working with our marketing partners, transitioned some to a virtual and online activist model.”