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From the Mid-Hudson Valley Perspective Archive

ROLLING STONE CLAIMS #RELEASETHEMEMO POPULARITY DUE TO RUSSIAN BOTS

If you have been on Twitter recently then you know the red hot hashtag that is #ReleaseTheMemo. So why the popularity? Well, according to Rolling Stone, it is due in large part to the Russians. Yes, the Russians Are Coming to Twitter in the form of their bots to hype that hashtag. The subtitle of Rolling Stone’s silly article by Bob Moser explains it: “Republicans claim a secret document reveals a Hillary Clinton plot ‘worse than Watergate’-- and they’re getting a big boost from Russian bots.”

(Posted Saturday, January 20, 2018 )   <Read it>

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Editorial Comment

The left always accuses the right of doing what they do, and using bots to flood social media is something they do. - BK