Conspirador Norteño on Twitter: "If a Twitter account a) consistently parrots the views of the Kremlin over a period of several years and b) uses Russian state media as major primary sources, as @Ian56789 does, then it is reasonable to classify that account as propaganda. Opinion doesn't enter into it.… https://t.co/mUUHK57Ows"

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Caitlin Johnstone ‏ @caitoz 24 Apr 2018

The Guardian Is Committing Journalistic Malpractice By Not Retracting This Claim @guardian @GuardianHeatherhttps://caitlinjohnstone.com/2018/04/24/the-guardian-is-committing-journalistic-malpractice-by-not-retracting-this-claim/ …

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Rysty‏ @rrysty 25 Apr 2018

Replying to @caitoz @gordoabides and

I’d say it’s more of a misunderstanding or misstatement than “egregious malpractice”. The account in question is a troll amplified by bots, so is there much of a difference? Or it doesn’t fit your narrative?

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Caitlin Johnstone ‏ @caitoz 25 Apr 2018

Replying to @rrysty @gordoabides and

In your next reply here I want you to articulately justify your claim that whichever account you're referring to is a "troll", and I want you to justify your insinuation that it is "amplified by bots" more than a typical large account would be.

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Rysty‏ @rrysty 25 Apr 2018

Replying to @caitoz @gordoabides and

Rysty Retweeted Conspirador Norteño

I don't think I need to, but here's a link to some data science on Ian's propaganda propagation. Just noticed your account in there, cool.https://twitter.com/conspirator0/status/983029592704339969 …

Rysty added,

Conspirador Norteño @conspirator0

Retweet network for recent #FalseFlag tweets. Propaganda account @Ian56789 once again shows up as a major node, which is unsurprising as he seems to be unable to resist pushing false flag theories about pretty much everything. pic.twitter.com/8qiVbEBfeQ

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Caitlin Johnstone ‏ @caitoz 25 Apr 2018

Replying to @rrysty @gordoabides and

Except you already know he's not a propagandist; he's a private British citizen expressing an opinion about an event. Fail.

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Rysty‏ @rrysty 25 Apr 2018

Replying to @caitoz @gordoabides and

He’s a propagator though. Your selective reading of that sentence demonstrates your weakness for the composition/division fallacy. It’s apparent from your writing anyway. “Fail.” I love it.

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Caitlin Johnstone ‏ @caitoz 25 Apr 2018

Replying to @rrysty @gordoabides and

He's a propagator of opinions. Your disagreeing with those opinions doesn't make them "propaganda". I shouldn't have to explain this to grown adults.

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Rysty‏ @rrysty 25 Apr 2018

Replying to @caitoz @gordoabides and

Nice ad hom. Lazy though. Check the rest of that thread you’ll see the direct sourcing of *actual* propaganda. RT some more RT

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Rysty‏ @rrysty 25 Apr 2018

Replying to @rrysty @caitoz and

Rysty Retweeted Conspirador Norteño

Also this thread, more directly on the subject.https://twitter.com/conspirator0/status/937128282264342529?s=21 …

Rysty added,

Conspirador Norteño @conspirator0

Presenting the official Kremlin view of the annexation of Crimea is a perennial favorite subject of propaganda Twitter accounts. pic.twitter.com/q8mVBJ7Ham

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Caitlin Johnstone ‏ @caitoz 25 Apr 2018

Replying to @rrysty @gordoabides and

No, that's just some guy on the internet doing what you're doing: describing a different opinion as "propaganda". It isn't. Only in the most warped, funhouse mirror echo chamber does it make sense to label a dissenting opinion "propaganda".

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Conspirador Norteño‏ @conspirator0 25 Apr 2018

Replying to @caitoz @rrysty and

If a Twitter account a) consistently parrots the views of the Kremlin over a period of several years and b) uses Russian state media as major primary sources, as @Ian56789 does, then it is reasonable to classify that account as propaganda. Opinion doesn't enter into it.

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1. Debbie Sees You ‏ @scottygirl2014 25 Apr 2018
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  Considering the fact that you have been outed by the big kids, I’d suggest that you pull up your big girl panties and.......pic.twitter.com/OAtPKsz3DJ
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1. RICO the GQP Fascists‏ @Mgeotsa 25 Apr 2018
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  You show infinite patience with Russian propagandists & apologists. I appreciate your identifying them. I refuse to argue as they are generally as ignorant as they are intractable. Both sides in the democracy vs kleptocracy (bigotry , greed & hate) are not equivalent. #Resist
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1. Susan‏ @Fdisinfo 25 Apr 2018
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  Yes! Content is secondary to MO when making a bot determination!!!! I tried to explain this all last summer but couldn't figure out how!
  
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