HOW SHIT HAPPENS: an unnamed blogger on a freshly created website posts "I have sources in

[Atticus]

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the Biden camp who privately despair about Sleepy Joe's physical health/mental health/sex life/secret off-shore accounts/ etc."

TV program 1: "Although no corroboration was provided, an online political blogger recently stated------"

TV program 2: "Both television and internet commentators have accused Biden of------"

RW talk radio: "Lotsa people are saying that 'Sleepy Joe' -------"

Trump: "Everyone knows---it's been widely reported---that Joe Biden is actually--------"

All major news sources: "President Trump today lashed out at his opponent, citing numerous media references to Joe Biden's ------------!"

Someone you know---a neighbor, co-worker, relative---"I don't like Trump, but I can't vote for Biden because he------------!"

As disgusting as this sounds, stomp on this shit whenever and wherever you encounter it.

[snowybirdie]

1. Russia, Russia

Russia!

[NCDem47]

2. Yup, that's about it.

How we all get pulled into the disinformation vortex and we're not talking about Trump's gross negligence. The Orange One is who should be on the defense about his record and mental and physical capacity.

[Johnny2X2X]

3. Joe is stomping all over that garbage every time he speaks

His press conference yesterday was outstanding and 180 degrees away from the childish circus that Trump runs.

[garybeck]

10. that's nice but....

the people who need to hear what he's saying are busy watching fox news. the people listening to Joe already know it's bullshit.

[Johnny2X2X]

11. FOX ran the entire press conference

Joe is killing it when he speaks.

[NoRoadUntravelled]

19. True. Keep stomping on it anyway.

T's campaign (Russia, et al) goal is for all of us to become so weary of wading through the bullshit that we start believing there's no use in saying anything at all.

[Acornsouth]

27. people that watch fox so-called news....

will never be changed.... that is just a fact, so why even try?

[Mike 03]

4. Excellent post. Nailed it.

And sometimes it only takes a fucking Russian troll tweet to start this same cycle.

Alex Jones talks about the tweet but claims he obtained the information from "highly placed sources".

Then some moron at Breitbart writes a story.

Stephen Miller clips the story for Trump.

Trump sees the story, calls Hannity: "Say, would you guys do a story on this?"

[Wellstone ruled]

7. Tends to be the message route.

Putin's Bot Network has been reported to be a quite advanced operation and uses the latest AI platforms in generating false stories.

Have to add to the Routing,noticed Yahoo News from time to time running Fake News segments. Sad to say,Murdoch Media never checks sources it seems. Worst yet,no one does a retraction.

[Eyeball_Kid]

5. That's exactly how it happens. n/t

[brush]

6. Exactly. trump spewed such a story to Laura Ingraham about black-clad men boarding...

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a plane, and other black-clad men filled the plane flying to disperse to a city where they control the streets and cause violence.

Ingraham, to her credit, said that sounds like a conspiracy theory, but trump responded that he couldn't talk about it because it's "under investigation."

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-s-ingraham-interview-conspiracy-theory-could-help-him-these-ncna1239035

Scroll down to find the video.

That pure garbage actually came out of the President of the United State's mouth. He got that from some rumored meme that's circulating on 4-Chan-type blogs and he regurgitated it as if it's a fact that only he and his "investigators" are privy to.

He's coocoo for Coco Puffs and the cowardly repugs know it and still won't say anything to get this nut job out of the WH.

[catbyte]

9. Probably the same Inane Clown Posse he had in Hawaii digging up "dirt" on Obama's

birth certificate. I remember him bragging that we "wouldn't believe what they're finding..." And we never heard another word about his "investigation."

[90-percent]

30. boy do i remember that!

"....my investigators have discovered so much incriminating information. you wouldn't believe what they're finding."


Like any other average DU'er, or maybe just those trying to be well informed with ACCURATE information, I knew this birther thing was utterly bogus in every way shape, or form.

No follow up, no "I was wrong". It festered and mutated and cancered the national discourse for maybe FIVE YEARS before trump admitted Obama was not born in Kenya and was born in Hawaii.

I hate it when bullies win and I hate it when they rape everything this country used to stand for and be proud of.

We have a survival of the fittest bullies and cheaters and liars country, The psychopaths not only win, but they run everything.

And chose letting this guy stay in office, where he is now for all intents and purposes completely ABOVE THE LAW. Traitors all.

-90% Jimmy

[Dukkha]

8. A lie can get half way around the track

before the truth can lace up its shoes.

[zipplewrath]

12. In a single day on Fox

It's been shown to happen on Fox in a single day. The morning shows will throw out an idea. The later shows will make vague reference to "people are talking about". By the end of the day Trump is shown saying "I've heard people talking...".

[KPN]

13. Great summary of how this shit works. Sending

your post to my 7 siblings (some of whom are frigging trumpets) and maybe even posting on FB — even though I decided 6 or more months ago to never support Z’berg again by visiting or posting on FB.

[Atticus]

14. Thank you for your kind response. nt

[SlogginThroughIt]

15. May I share on social media?

[Atticus]

16. Of course. nt

[Mister Ed]

17. Specifically, how bullshit happens. n/t

[gab13by13]

18. It was also a Russian who started the Bernie Bros.

Russia's goal is to divide Democrats. Thankfully we are a lot wiser this time around, together we stand, divided we fall.

Go Joe.

[mountain grammy]

20. I hear ya, but personally?

I think Joe's killing it.. I always thought he was a good speaker, but wow! He's been quick and witty and saying what needs to be said.

What's that strange new feeling? Hope, that's what.

[mjvpi]

21. "A named poster on DU says that Atticus nailed it"

[LiberalArkie]

23. Who doesn't get sleepy listening to politicians and preachers drone on and on.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

24. Not unlike how Cheney's people used to 'leak' stories to the Times, etc., and then quote the Times.

[MFGsunny]

25. Putinesque Propaganda. Shun it. Rinse. Repeat. n/t

[aggiesal]

26. I had a RW friend tell me ...

I'm sorry to tell you, but George Sor.. is funding the Portland riots.

I replied, "Are you stupid? Or do you just believe everything your told in you bubble world?"

[PatrickforO]

28. I'm going to echo SnowieBirdie's comment above. Russia, Russia.

Putin and his troll farms are behind probably 90% of this.

[TygrBright]

29. And that unnamed blogger on the freshly-created website is posting from Vladivostock. n/t

[llashram]

31. obviously misleading

and as someone here noted, could be from one of the huge Russians troll farms created by trumps BFF Putin to try to help turump win again. Won't work. Too many people both sides of the political spectrum now know what a grifter family in the WH and out and out criminals in the administration can do to the country. Militias everywhere, violent and deadly, confederate flags and monuments venerated instead of being seen for what they represent, white supremacist traitors to the United State of America that has this president's enabling and encouragement.