https://twitter.com/robcrilly/status/1240292398284111881
WHY SHE MAD THO?
China’s “wu mao”, or “50 cent”, digital army has been relentlessly attacking the United States – especially the timeline of President Trump
Yesterday I detailed how the real-life bots – named for how much they’re believed to be paid per post, not after the rapper – were spreading conspiracy theories about the coronavirus emanating from the United States.
Today I wanted to show you just how virulent this problem is becoming, especially in a U.S. election year.
“Wu mao” is a term that came to light in 2016. Voice of America reported “[t]he ’50 Cent Army’ is a group of state-backed internet commenters whose numbers have reportedly ranged from 500,000 to two million.”
Now they’re being deployed against President Trump and his coronavirus response.
As yet, major news networks have failed to report on the matter, despite fairly obviously over-hyping attempted Russian interference in the 2016 election.
This, despite wu mao-run accounts clearly targeting and misleading left-wing activists online with repetitive, false narratives.
One wu mao response to a recent Trump tweet garnered 93 retweets and 7,000 likes. While many of the engagements were also from fraudulent accounts, many were not.
https://thenationalpulse.com/coronavirus/chinas-wu-mao-target-trumps/