"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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smoothassilk ago
i think our modteam does a great job by filtering out those "talmud blood sacrifice sucking circumcised baby cock jews" people. these mods seem to be reasonable enough to detect the fakes. the rest we handle ourselves. i am not worried.
i am just jealous of these people. i would love to get paid for shitposting too.
PizzaByPedos ago
Those assholes nuked my first account from +11 to -19 in like an hour after I called out their bullshit.
kingkongwaswrong ago
lol 'mod team'. It's been a solo effort so far ahahah I've invited some new people to help me though, fingers crossed :)
also pls never take a job as a shill