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dajoki

(10,678 posts) Mon Sep 23, 2019, 10:37 AM Sep 2019

A massive Facebook Page called "I Love America" ---- is actually run by Ukrainians

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A massive Facebook Page called "I Love America" ---- is actually run by Ukrainians (Original Post) dajoki Sep 2019 OP

Note that when they say "Ukrainians", most likely those pushing these are pro-Russian Ukrainians. Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2019 #1

Russian/Ukrainian web site with trolls . . Iliyah Sep 2019 #2

UPDATE: 8 hours after http://popular.info's report, Facebook has taken down the Ukrainian "I demmiblue Sep 2019 #3

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,224 posts)

1. Note that when they say "Ukrainians", most likely those pushing these are pro-Russian Ukrainians.

Reply to dajoki (Original post)

Mon Sep 23, 2019, 10:40 AM

Sep 2019

There are contingents of well-funded Ukrainian oligarchs who are more than willing to sell out the interests of their country for Putin's gold.

But most ordinary Ukrainians have no interest in helping Trump.

Iliyah

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2. Russian/Ukrainian web site with trolls . .

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Mon Sep 23, 2019, 10:47 AM

Sep 2019

Saudi Arabia, China and much more have pro-shithole web sites with millions of trolls.

demmiblue

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3. UPDATE: 8 hours after http://popular.info's report, Facebook has taken down the Ukrainian "I

Reply to dajoki (Original post)

Mon Sep 23, 2019, 04:32 PM

Sep 2019

UPDATE: 8 hours after http://popular.info's report, Facebook has taken down the Ukrainian "I Love America" page & every other page identified in the piece

This was a huge network pushing pro-Trump propaganda with greater reach than the NYT & WashPost https://popular.info/p/massive-i-lo

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