"Correct the Record" is an organization set up by David Brock (Jimmy Comet's ex-bf) to go after 'fake news' using paid trolls / shills to visit open comments sections to newspapers and open message boards like this one.
Noticed since yesterday a few are showing up. They have a number of tactics: Posting outlandish stories to make the entire effort seem wacko; sliding topics that are harmful to their cause (downvoting); igniting flame wars using personal attacks (this was done in person at Trump rallies) to drive out participants; concern trollings - posting as if sympathetic to the cause but pointing out the uselessness of participating ("the game is rigged; we should just stay home and not vote at all i guess'); associating the cause with fringe groups (KKK, Nazi Party); labeling what we are researching as a fraud or 'fake news'; and many other tactics all aimed at killing the free speech taking place here.
CTR spent millions during the Trump election to flood boards posting stuff like that. They also took down Bernie doing the same thing. They actually created "Bernie Bros" to go and harass people on message boards so Bernie would be guilty by association or 'not condemning his sexist supporters.' All manufactured, Astroturf, truly fake news.
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Dataanti ago
at least they cant down vote without 50 up votes for them selves :P which i doubt they would ever get XD
Cincosiber ago
I'm a migrant from reddit, but long time lurker on voat. You defiantly have a better user base.
I'd love to down voat the CTR shit posts but I can't as a newbie. Nothing to stop them up voating their own shit though (10 up voats a day but that is enough for them to get things to the top)
AndoMc87 ago
No doubt they vote each other up
HeavyBrain ago
But they do, the moment they realized nobody actuall gives a fuck and the downvotes dont come for the hurt feelz but to render a spam account useless they fired up the bots that push them over 100CCCP.
MeatballPizza ago
Good point. We need to upvote people obviously doing real research. Downvote the shills.
CosmicSponge ago
This is our bread and butter. Upvoting good research. downvoting assholes.