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Title: How the alt-right brought #SyriaHoax to America
Post by: mystery-ak on April 09, 2017, 05:37:46 pm
How the alt-right brought #SyriaHoax to America
Tracing the “false flag” claim back to a pro-Assad website

US President Donald Trump’s decision to launch strikes against Syria in the wake of a major chemical weapons attack provoked outrage from the far-right groups who were his most aggressive supporters. As rumors of the impending strikes broke, they launched an online campaign claiming that the chemical attack had been a hoax.

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https://medium.com/dfrlab/how-the-alt-right-brought-syriahoax-to-america-47745118d1c9
Title: Re: How the alt-right brought #SyriaHoax to America
Post by: EC on April 09, 2017, 05:41:11 pm
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The article was written by Paul Antonopolous, the deputy editor of Al-Masdar news and a self-described frequent contributor to Kremlin state media channel RT. A search for his name on RT’s website showed that he has been interviewed twice.

Told ya.
Title: Re: How the alt-right brought #SyriaHoax to America
Post by: ABX on April 09, 2017, 05:42:05 pm
Told ya.

It sounds like a lot of sides are playing games in this, and we aren't the players, we are the chess pieces.