New 4am talking point: POTUS, Qanon, Russia, 4chan, 8chan all working together to smear 2020 Dem. candidates via social media. Apparently, memes work!

Among the fringe platforms Storyful identified were 4Chan and 8Chan, where messages appeared calling on commenters to quietly wreak havoc against Warren on social media or in the comments section under news stories.

This is where the right-wing conspiracy supporters of Trump, QAnon, reside. What is QAnon? Explaining the bizarre rightwing conspiracy theory.

“We’re seeing a lot of that rhetoric for nearly each candidate that comes out,” Jones said. “There is a call to action on these fringe sites. The field is going to be so crowded that they say ‘OK: Operation Divide the Left.’”

https://blogforarizona.net/trump-administration-leaves-the-door-open-for-social-media-manipulation-by-foreign-states-of-2020-election/

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/enterthefray/la-ol-foreign-meddling-2020-campaign-20190220-story.html

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/20/2020-candidates-social-media-attack-1176018