#Russia Conspiracy

[grits-galraisedinthesouth]

Obama Indicted Trump 🤔

Pre-Indictment #4 Facelift

Post-Facelift

Speechless. Stunning. SMH

Remember what Hillary Did:

"Russia Russia Russia"

https://twitter.com/KevinTober94/status/1691264994996895744?s=20

#Hillary Clinton #clinton body count #zero self awareness #liars #hypocrisy #steele dossier #fusion gps #Crossfire Hurricane #Pee Pee Dossier #Hillary's Facelift #Rachel Maddow Lies #Russia Conspiracy #obama is a criminal #Get Trump #free trump #free speech #election fraud #election interference

[mysharona1987]

#Trump #conspiracy #democrats #republicans #politics #middle east #russia #fox news #news #doj

[gerrysherry]

Russia 2022: We are fighting back against the nazis in Nato and Ukraine, everything anti-putin is fake news and your family are spies for spreading propaganda

Russia 2023: everything anti-putin is fake news and your family are spies for spreading propaganda, gays are illegals and will be killed on site, girls should give birth as soon as they get their third period, Ukrainians are run by trans normalizing reptilians and Zelensky is a Jew who must be killed

#russia is a terrorist state #russia is fascist #antisemitic conspiracy theories #russia #stand with ukraine

[rednblacksalamander]

This was inspired by a recent Twitter-based conspiracy theory that the war in Ukraine is not actually happening. I wish that was a joke.

#russia ukraine war #putin #conspiracy theories #propaganda #political cartoon

[odinsblog]

T/W pedophilia mention

“Wow, this escalated. Let me explain.

Child-trafficking is a real issue that has been exploited to create undue influence aka brainwashing in tens of millions of people.

That’s why in the last 24 hours I’ve received dozens of death threats and thousands of accusations of being a “pedo.”

Starting in 2016, there has been an ongoing psychological operation to create fear about pedophiles—generally defined as Satanic Democrats led by Hillary Clinton but, importantly, a “pedophile” can be *anyone* identified by a cult leader.

The vast majority of child sex crimes are committed by family and friends. “Stranger danger” is a phobia planted through trauma—in the form of lies about “800,000 missing children per year,” adrenochrome, etc.

Pizzagate, QAnon and derivative groups have been distributing “trauma porn” depicting child torture for seven full years—while presenting people like Donald Trump as the literal savior of the phantom missing children. This is classic fascism: manufacture a problem, create a scapegoat, and present yourself as the solution.

The reason this post went viral is that it addresses the harm caused by lies about this subject which both resonates with people who have lost family and friends to Pizzagate/QAnon lies, and also people who suffer from undue influence themselves.

When cult members are presented with evidence that counteracts the cult doctrine, they suffer cognitive dissonance—literally mental pain. Seeing a post that questions what they’ve been terrified into believing is painful. So they lash out.

While I do not enjoy having my life threatened or being accused of child sex crimes, I also understand that people brainwashed with this powerful psychological warfare tactic actually believe what they say. And their cognitive dissonance keeps them in line.

I see the conversation about this as helpful and hopeful, no matter how many threats & accusations are wielded. We need to collectively understand the actual problem, with both real child predators, and those who falsely see them around every corner.

I also hope the NYTimes will begin to take more responsibility for what they publish. Presenting this film out of context is dangerous.”

—Jim Stewartson

How tf is anyone still taking Mel Gibson seriously, and why does he still work in Hollywood?

This is cult thinking and we are witnessing it in real time. Republicans and QAnon are using mass media propaganda for brainwashing weak minded, gullible white racists.

Also, it is Russia that is raping and sex trafficking Ukrainian women and children, but somehow the film is about sex trafficking happening in Ukraine?? (source ) (source)

And it is Russia that is kidnapping Ukrainian children for “adoption” back in Russia, but again, the film makes Ukrainians the bad guys?? (source) (source) (source)

And of course, the only people eating up this upside down propaganda are the usual suspects: Republicans and tankies

#politics #the sound of freedom #republicans #brainwashing #qanon #pedophillia #pedophillia tw #conspiracy theorists #mel gibson #pizza gate #tony robbins #jim caviezel #sex trafficking #russia #ukraine #disinformation #misinformation #propaganda

[fresh-bag-of-ham]

i scrolled by somebody earlier today talking about the maga folks being batshit deranged about taylor/travis and didn't really think anything of it until mr t showed me this tweet tonight

fellas is it gay to date taylor swift

#the way the alt-right has created the nega-gaylor conspiracy has me losing it #in soviet russia taylor queers YOU

[simply-ivanka]

Tucker Carlson has confirmed he is in Moscow to interview Vladimir Putin - and he's doing it because 'Americans are not informed' about the war in Ukraine, he said on Tuesday.

The former Fox News host announced on X that he would be publishing an interview with the Russian despot, following widespread speculation after he was pictured leaving the Kremlin in Moscow on Monday.

Carlson, 54, said the interview would air 'unedited' on his website, without a paywall, and on X, making him the first American to interview Putin since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.

#tucker carlson #russia #putin #watch for russian conspiracy claims after this is broadcast #Blame Trump

[ketrindoll]

How to recognize state-sponsored Russian propaganda

It's no secret that the Russian state, using troll farms and other means, has been spreading deliberate disinformation for years. They are known to be behind the 2016 Presidential election in the US, the Brexit referendum in the UK, and other smaller and bigger events. For example, the EU discovered financial ties between Kremlin and right-wing political figures in Europe, with Marine LePen being openly financially supported by the Russian bank. Their propaganda has been in full force ever since Russia invaded Ukraine and is part of the openly stated Russian war against the West, which Kremlin propagandists and state media describe as being amoral, degraded (referring to LGBTQ+ community rights in particular), and out to destroy the great and traditional Russian state. It's modern, hybrid warfare is set against us every day.

So how to recognize if something you are reading, whether repeated on the news or in social media comments/posts, is Russian propaganda?

It's going to be a long post, unfortunately, as it's directly linked with the DebunkEU.org investigation, but certainly worth reading.

Part 1: Narratives related to war

After Russia invaded Ukraine on the 24th of February, the trolls had a period of unusual silence. But soon enough they picked up where they left off, perhaps even more severely than before. There were a few key points that Russian trolls spread in the comments:

Refugees are all crooks, that are rude to volunteers, steal from their hosts, steal husbands (the latest British tabloid the Sun post seems to perpetuate this story without any credible evidence, other than a Facebook post), etc. Some impersonate registration center employees to spread fake stories about supposed bad characters among the Ukrainian refugees. Such posts are usually the same in every country and are meant to discourage people from helping those in need. Similar tactics were used in regards to Syrian refugees, who fled Russian-bombed Aleppo, but that time it actually worked. Any actual bad-apple cases would get blown out of proportion to paint all refugees as such. It shows the absolute despicable nature of the Russian government - not only do they destroy a country, but they also make sure its citizens are despised wherever they go. (began to spread late February-early March till now)

Questioning national identity + Whataboutism: "What about Liberia/Iraq/Palestine", "Why are you not putting up your own country's flag?" It's to minimize the open support for Ukraine and spread the classic Russian attitude of {if America did it, why can't we?} (began to spread on the 28th of February)

Ukraine is evil: Biolabs in Ukraine, Ukrainians killing Russians in Donbas, and other similar lies are all just poor attempts at justifying the war. (28th of February till now)

The West is to blame: from blaming NATO to saying that it's America, and not actually Ukraine, that is fighting Russia is all part of Russia's general attitude of "fight against the rotten West and Gayrope [gay Europe]". Even though NATO only expanded as a response to Russian aggression and there were no agreements for it not to expand. The reason it pisses the Russian gov off is that it makes it hard for them to restore the USSR borders by swallowing its neighbors. (began to spread early March till now)

Part 2: What Russia wants you to believe

There are three main conspiracy theories that Russia tries to spread to destabilize Western societies and "divide and conquer".

The concept of public safety. This theory questions the very basics of democracy, by trying to prove that a secret group is controlling everything behind the scenes, thus undermining your power as a voter and belief in a democratic system. This group is supposedly making us choose between few, suitable to them, options, and the only way to avoid being part of the system is by removing ourselves from it altogether and assembling into independent societies. The greatest evil is the West and US in particular, meanwhile, Russia is a state that's immune from this and protects traditional values and spirituality. In Europe, this group calls for the return of the USSR, and all around the world, they are recognized for their talks about globalists and praises of figures like Stalin. This propaganda was first spread by the Soviet secret service and has been officially approved by Putin himself.

New World Order. This theory is perhaps the most widespread and accepted. It states that the world is ruled by elites (again, democracy means nothing), who seek to eliminate individual countries and establish a New World Order. It tries to paint many cultural and intellectual figures as members of this organization, and they are behind every major event locally or internationally, from financial crises to unpopular political decisions. This theory began spreading in the 50s and 60s and gained particularly strong traction during the pandemic.

The great reset. This is a theory that exploded in 2020 and states that while the earth is overpopulated, vaccines and other methods can be used as population control to reset the global political system and economics. Klaus Schwab became a figurehead of this conspiracy. Again, Russia somehow is immune to all of this.

Just so you get an idea of how widespread is Russian state-sponsored propaganda, Lithuania, a country with a population of less than 3 million, has identified 105 pro-Russian or propaganda spreading Facebook groups alone, not to mention websites, "news" sites, and individual fake accounts. Most of those are managed by just 8 people. Think how much could be in large countries like America that Russia considers an enemy state. Also, be careful about what you spread regarding Ukrainian refugees, as an example of what happens when misinformation gets out of control can be seen in how Syrian refugees are treated to this day.

Part 3: Trolls

Regarding trolls, another example of a Lithuanian investigation into one of the pro-Russian Facebook groups shows this:

A post is created that spreads fake news, support for Russia, or some shocking new info about Ukrainians.

In two days, 227 comments are left under the post.

2571 comments are left right after the Bucha massacre.

484 users posted those comments.

400 reacted positively to "Bucha is fake" posts.

An unusually large amount of comments were either a direct/poor translation or in Russian.

Most of the comments were written by fake accounts. One of such accounts wrote 9 comments in just 21 seconds.

What does it tell us? Most of the traction in pro-Russian or misinformation groups is coming from Russia, troll farms in particular. Also, there is no point to argue with them. A bot that posts 9 comments under different posts in just 21 seconds is not going to read your replies or answer them. The best course of action is to report the comment. Facebook is notorious for not giving a shit, but if enough people will report both the comment and the profile, chances of those getting taken down will massively increase. Don't just scroll by, report both the comment and the user.

Also, follow the money. Facebook ads are not cheap, and if you see someone promoting their conspiracy ideas, think about how they got the cash. In a small country like Lithuania for a politician or supposedly freelance journalist to have 10'000-16'000 euros for ads is highly suspicious. It rings true everywhere - from QAnon to others, how can they afford to promote themselves, to buy domains, to support a large team, etc. Basically, follow the money.

And for goodness sake, stop watching those random YouTube videos as a source of truth.

#disinformation #fake news #misinformation #russia #ukraine #trolls #bots #conspiracy theories #beware of lies #war #hybrid warfare

[tomorrowusa]

I'm sure that everybody here is shocked, utterly shocked, that a Republican conspiracy theory about Hunter Biden had Russian intelligence agents as its source.

The former FBI informant charged with lying about the Bidens’ dealings in Ukraine told investigators after his arrest that Russian intelligence officials were involved in passing information to him about Hunter Biden, prosecutors said Tuesday in a new court filing, noting that the information was false. Prosecutors also said Alexander Smirnov has been “actively peddling new lies that could impact US elections” after meeting with Russian spies late last year and that the fallout from his previous false bribery accusations about the Bidens “continue[s] to be felt to this day.” Smirnov claims to have “extensive and extremely recent” contacts with foreign intelligence officials, prosecutors said in the filing. They said he previously told the FBI that he has longstanding and extensive contacts with Russian spies, including individuals he said were high-level intelligence officers or command Russian assassins abroad. Prosecutors with special counsel David Weiss’ team said Tuesday that Smirnov has maintained those ties and noted that, in a post-arrest interview last week, “Smirnov admitted that officials associated with Russian intelligence were involved in passing a story about Businessperson 1,” referring to President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden. [ ... ] Prosecutors alleged that Smirnov “claims to have contacts with multiple foreign intelligence agencies,” including in Russia, and that he could use those contacts to flee the United States. The explosive revelation comes amid backlash over how Smirnov’s now-debunked allegations played into House Republicans’ impeachment inquiry into the president. Smirnov has been charged with lying to the FBI and creating false records. He has not yet entered a formal plea, and his lawyers told CNN in a statement, “Mr. Smirnov is presumed innocent.” According to the new court filing, Smirnov told investigators he was in contact with “four different Russian officials,” all of whom are “top officials” and two of whom “are the heads of the entities they represent.” Prosecutors did not independently verify in the filing whether Smirnov’s reported contacts are legitimate, nor whether the Russians provided him with disinformation about the Bidens. The false information that Smirnov reported “was not trivial,” prosecutors wrote.

Republicans probably wouldn't care that their information was fake or that it came from Russia. It gave Marjorie Taylor Greene a chance to lasciviously flash Hunter Biden dick pics at a House committee meeting.

Putin and his flunkies are busy fabricating even more bullshit to help their client Donald Trump win this year.

#republicans #conspiracy theories #russia #russian intelligence #vladimir putin #donald trump #republicans are dupes of putin #alexander smirnov #lying to the fbi #hunter biden #david weiss #vote blue no matter who #election 2024

[thepastisalreadywritten]

#Princess of Wales #Catherine Princess of Wales #Catherine Middleton #Kate Middleton #British Royal Family #Doppelgänger #hacking #conspiracy theories #misinformation #Martin Innes #disinformation #hijack #manipulation #Russia #suspicious spikes #online trolls #China #Iran #Whitehall #hackers

[mirandagabrielle]

Noah Kahan or something darker?

Russian mystic Grigori Rasputin and Noah Kahan bare a striking resemblance. Could everyone's new favorite artist be the mysterious and controversial Russian figure reincarnated?

#noah kahan #grigori rasputin #stick season #russia #guys with beards #vermont #conspiracy theories #magic

[schraubd]

Things Jews Are Blamed For Volume LXVI: The Wagner Coup

Seemingly as soon as it began, the "Wagner Coup" in Russia has come to an end. Shortly after taking control of the city of Rostov-on-Don and turning towards Moscow, Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin announced he was backing down in a deal brokered by Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko. (Prigozhin's safe transfer to Belarus has reportedly been "guaranteed" by Putin. Good luck with that).

But as brief as it was, things move quickly in the fast-paced ecosystem of the antisemitic conspiracy theory world (maybe why we had a two-fer today!). So in the short window when Wagner was on the march, we got some oh-so-typical content from sources close to the Kremlin:

The head of Russia's state-run television network RT said Saturday there was "no doubt" that the ongoing uprising by the Wagner mercenary group against the Kremlin was orchestrated by the secret services of the US, Britain and "perhaps one Mideastern country," a clear reference to Israel. 

RT editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan is notorious for trafficking in baseless conspiracies and spreading false information at the behest of the Kremlin.

The "irony" is that Israel, of course, has been among the more tepid supporters of Ukraine compared to most of the western world, and thus seems quite unlikely to wade into the fray by supporting regime change in Russia. But plausibility was never the antisemite's strong suit. 

via The Debate Link https://ift.tt/c9umW3L

#anti-semitism #conspiracy theories #coup #Russia #things Jews are blamed for

[semprelibera]

Unpopular opinion but the historical revisionism in WWII winner countries is insane

#Like lying about the ethnic composition of conquered areas or denying war crimes that we have plenty of documents about #or saying “well we have this document which says X” and then you go check the document and it says Y #like imagine being so drunk on nationalism tha you’ll quote documents that you can easily find online without even reading them #Not saying that historical revisionism does not exist in defeated countries but the one in winning ones is so mainstream and well-accepted #it’s scary like imagine claiming that hundreds of thousands of people saying that their loved ones have been raped tortured murdered by the #“victorious armies” are lying and that they’re all part of some great conspiracy to make the US/UK/Russia/Yugoslavia look bad

[jaracimrman-thegenius]

Alternative history book, but instead of "What if Nazis won", it's this:

(To be clear, there is no one else at fault other than Russia, but I would read this with enthusiasm.)

#ukraine #kaliningrad #russia #czech republic #alternative history #books #funny #conspiracy #i want kaliningrad to be ours #if only for the memes #we really should just take it

[ohsalome]

#україна #ukraine #russia #war in ukraine #russian invasion of ukraine #russo ukrainian war #russian propaganda #conspiracy #politics

[odinsblog]

The key thing to understand about anti-anti-Russia thinkers is that their worldview treats the war in Ukraine as if it is being waged by the United States. Absent this premise, their arguments are unintelligible. But if you read them with the assumption that Washington has masterminded the conflict, everything clicks into place.

Anti-anti-Russians had already arrived at the conclusion that Ukraine’s war was an American plot to undermine Russia.

The purest expression of this worldview comes from influential Fox News guest analyst, Glenn Greenwald:

“Seemed clear from the start this was the US goal for its involvement in the war in Ukraine. Seems clearer each day the US role deepens. Many other side benefits - a huge boon to weapons manufacturers - but weakening Russia is the goal. Sadly, Ukraine's destruction is the price.”

— Glenn Greenwald April 25, 2022

This is an inversion of reality Orwell could only admire. Ukraine’s destruction is the objective of Russia’s invasion, not the “price” of American aid to Ukraine. Indeed, American aid to Ukraine is designed to prevent its destruction.

Ukrainians are begging for American aid because they don’t want to be destroyed. The absence of assistance from the west would mean Russian troops raping, looting, and bombing their way across the country.

The anti-anti-Russians have arrived at this bizarre alternative reality after years of delusional thinking. They have spent the better part of two decades refusing to believe that Ukrainians want to live in a sovereign democracy rather than a Russian vassal state ruled by a Putin-aligned kleptocrat. They have accordingly treated every expression of Ukrainian nationalism as a tool of American aggression. The Maidan protests, the election of Zelenskyy, the resistance to the invasion have all been reimagined in their minds as a plot originated in Washington. (source)

#politics #tankies #ukraine #russia #vladimir putin #conspiracy theorists #🇺🇦 #jonathan chait - the worst person you know made a great point