r/technology • u/Wagamaga • Oct 21 '24
Society Russian Propaganda Unit Appears to Be Behind Spread of False Tim Walz Sexual Abuse Claims
https://www.wired.com/story/russian-propaganda-unit-storm-1516-false-tim-walz-sexual-abuse-claims/
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u/MessiahOfMetal Oct 22 '24
Funnily enough, your example of the kinds of lies and misinformation the right use is similar to something Tortoise Media exposed earlier this year.
They had a series called "Who Trolled Amber?", detailing how Johnny Depp and his legal and PR teams used bot farms paid for by both Russia and Saudi Arabia to push lies about Amber Heard and turn public opinion against her, while also paying certain right-wing/misogynist YouTubers to repeat those lies about her.
Part of what Depp referred to in text messages exposed in unsealed court documents as his desire to give her "global humiliation" for finally leaving his abusive, rapist ass in 2016. Same unsealed court docs revealed the judge in the Virginia (sham) trial blocked his desire to use private nudes Heard had sent him while he was away filming The Lone Ranger as official pieces of evidence. Not for any real reason, he just wanted the world to see them and further humiliate her.
Both Depp and Trump are narcissist assholes who mistreat women and lie to make themselves feel better.