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Liberal Billionaire Apologizes For Funding Russian Bot ‘False Flag’ — But Questions Remain Unanswered

Chris White on December 26, 2018   Billionaire tech entrepreneur Reid Hoffman apologized for funding a false flag operation suggesting Russian bots supported Alabama Republican Roy Moore’s failed Senate bid.   Hoffman did not mention in his apology who executed a disinformation campaign designed to tie Moore to Russian internet trolls.    One of the officials…

Dank Memes, Meet Weaponized GIFs.
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Dank Memes, Meet Weaponized GIFs.

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Paul Meekin   Around December 15th, 2016, John Rayne Rivello tweeted a strobing GIF designed to induce a seizure to Newsweek journalist Kurt Eichenwald, who has epilepsy. Eichenwald saw the message, and predictably had a seizure. Despite tweeting under a pseudonym, the FBI was able to locate Rivello and promptly arrested…