The Only Meddling "Russian Bots" Were Actually Democrat-Led "Experts"

ZeroHedge on Hamilton 68, the ASD, and the fake Russian bot narrative

New Knowledge used Hamilton 68 "simulate" the use of fake accounts to influence last year's Alabama Senatorial election; there been a digg going on since Q pointed it out in Drop 2635. Zerohedge has written on Hamilton 68 a number of times, pointing out its invalidity as an analytical tool since Hamilton 68 was released by the Alliance for Securing Democracy in the summer of 2017 (see >>4513627 for more on ASD).

Their most recent article came out 2 hours ago. Its author, Tyler Durden, has been writing on this topic for a year and a half. Here he discusses the flaws of the entire Russian bot narrative, concluding that

This scandal is being perpetrated by the United States media and has so far deceived millions, if not more. The botnet claim made a splash on social media and was further amplified by Mother Jones, which based its story on “expert opinion” from Morgan’s dubious creation, Hamilton 68.

The 2017 article discusses the flaws of both Hamilton 68 and ASD in much more detail.

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-01-01/only-meddling-russian-bots-were-actually-democrat-led-experts

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-07-18/cnn-uses-discredited-hamilton-68-website-claim-walkaway-campaign-hijacked-russian

>>4560602

The Only Meddling "Russian Bots" Were Actually Democrat-Led "Experts"

updated article

1-1-19

Something weird habbened on the way to outline.com and I got an older article from ZeroHedge–which is very good but old–instead of the 1-1-19 article just released (attached).

They have the same title, but different content–my guess is that the author updated the content from last Feb. to reflect recent news about the Alabama scandal.

Here's an excerpt:

A week before Christmas, the Senate Intelligence Committee released a report accusing Russia of depressing Democrat voter turnout by targeting African-Americans on social media. Its authors, New Knowledge, quickly became a household name. Described by the New York Times as a group of “tech specialists who lean Democratic,” New Knowledge has ties to both the U.S. military and the intelligence agencies.

The CEO and co-founder of New Knowledge, Jonathon Morgan, had previously worked for DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), the U.S. military’s advanced research agency known for horrific ideas on how to control humanity. Morgan’s partner, Ryan Fox, is a 15-year veteran of the NSA (National Security Agency) who also worked as a computer analyst for the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC). Their unique skill sets have managed to attract the eye of authoritarian investors, who pumped $11 million into the company in 2018 alone, according to a report by RT.

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-01-01/only-meddling-russian-bots-were-actually-democrat-led-experts

>>4560557

I just posted some material that may be notable–new Zerohedge with analysis–but want to re-post next bread; needs cleaning up because the author has TWO different articles using the exact same title (one old, one new). Sigh.

Here's the post to ignore:

>>4560602