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    Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 29 Aug 2017

    Jeet Heer Retweeted April

    You'd think bots would have smarter talking points.https://twitter.com/ReignOfApril/status/902558220098703360 …

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    AprilVerified account @ReignOfApril
    Quick note about this bot thing happening. Multiple bots are saying "Trump is a better president. Obama was golfing during Katrina!" pic.twitter.com/ioVrUlY3lQ
    11:41 AM - 29 Aug 2017
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    • Linda Egan Andrew Pickett Gord wornoff JoeD Bob Crowell (((Alex Holt))) Seeker Of Truth Gramolabear Jerry Trieus
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      1. Joshua Gray‏ @BumpinFresh 29 Aug 2017
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        If it works, is it stupid?

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      1.  🇺🇦 Smedley Butler’s Ghost‏ @MacinEwa 29 Aug 2017
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        Except it doesn't matter because their audience isn't smart enough to not believe them

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      1. Cameron MacLeod  🇨🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🚊 👨‍👨‍👦‏ @c_9 29 Aug 2017
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        You speak to your audience.

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      1. We need to talk about Kevin, please!‏ @k_2_t 29 Aug 2017
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        I'm guessing they simply sample top comments in hate forums and subreddits and simply repost them.

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      1. eBikes ⋙ eCars‏ @ActuallyImGood 29 Aug 2017
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        not if they're trained on right wing media

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      1. Josh Young‏ @_joshyoung 29 Aug 2017
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        These aren't meant to be salient arguments. They're meant to be an air horn over top of legitimate discussion.

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      1. Friedman USA‏ @friedmanusa 29 Aug 2017
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        Is there not a technical Captcha-like solution out there for Twitter to employ to get rid of all these bots?

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      2. Citizen K Dissents‏ @Citizen_Kryptik 29 Aug 2017
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        If nothing else, journalists should know how easily fact & rationality can be overwhelmed by falsehoods repeated en masse at high volume

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      3. Citizen K Dissents‏ @Citizen_Kryptik 29 Aug 2017
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        A non-insignificant segment of the GOP base already blames Obama for Katrina. That's how potent echo chambering is

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      2. 忍者の神 Marxist-Yeagerist ⌬‏ @delmoi 29 Aug 2017
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        Why do people keep calling these people "bots"? Suggestion that everyone who disagrees with you is an AI is pretty paranoid.

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      3. 忍者の神 Marxist-Yeagerist ⌬‏ @delmoi 29 Aug 2017
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        Probably this talking point got spread in some right-wing forum, might be intentionally trolling, but that doesn't make them 'bots'.

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