"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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Smedley__Butler ago
Familiarize yourself with the tactics they use: https://cryptome.org/2012/07/gent-forum-spies.htm
Letsdoit ago
Thank you for posting your link. It clarified a lot to me. I feel it should be a sticky.
I am new on these forums but have been trough it in real life as an activist.
Saw this sliding thing happening on my own post yesterday. (https://voat.co/v/pizzagate/1447374)) Post before got deleted by donkykong.
Btw also posting to be able to find my way back to some sanity. Any other ways to have deeper comunication than just looking at dayly new shitpost flying by fishing for someting real?
Thank you all,