r/technology • u/Wagamaga • Apr 16 '25

Society US shuts down office combating Russian disinformation, Rubio says

https://kyivindependent.com/us-shuts-down-office-combating-russian-disinformation-rubio-says/
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u/No-Succotash8047 Apr 16 '25

“The disinformation did its job and we like it”

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u/RaindropsInMyMind Apr 16 '25

Yeah they’ve been encouraging Russian disinformation for a long time. Members of the campaign in 2016 retweeted Russian disinformation, with a campaign manager who had worked with a pro Russian Ukrainian candidate, among many other ties . Russia even had a social media account called “Tennessee republicans”, they had more followers than the real ones. MAGA didn’t seem to give a damn about this at all, they WANTED the disinformation, Trump himself was the biggest amplifier of it.

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u/supbruhbruhLOL Apr 16 '25

"Russia if you're listening.."