This crackpot conspiracy theory blames the Democrats and Ukraine for 2016 election interference. It gets Russia off the hook which of course appeals to Trump.
New from me:
— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) October 3, 2019
A conspiracy theory called “The Insurance Policy” consumed President Trump’s inner-circle. Their connection? They all absolved Russia.https://t.co/CMMwlg8ScM
It feels somewhat reminiscent of Russian propaganda campaigns themselves—an effort not to advance a single narrative as much as to flood the zone with disinfo and speculation to the degree that an average overseer throws up his hands and decides the truth is simply unknowable https://t.co/YyTYDgQ3CO
— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) October 1, 2019
ok i honestly did not understand the crowdstrike thing until just now, did not know it was connected to the Seth Rich thing, and am blown away once again by how the most powerful man in the world is getting his info https://t.co/SbtH84tSB1 pic.twitter.com/Eu5k44UzKH
— the norms misser (@cd_hooks) October 1, 2019
Unless I missed someone, Bossert appears to be the first Trump former administration official to condemn the president over the Ukraine call and the focus on who did the hacking in 2016: https://t.co/jHLQjEA3XQ
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) September 29, 2019
The Crowdstrike conspiracy that President Trump asked the Ukrainian to investigate started as a 4chan post, then was laundered through almost every step of this handy-dandy chart I made in 2017.
— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) September 27, 2019
4chan rumors become self-fulfilling prophesies—and they eventually cite themselves. https://t.co/fziI2f1BBH
The Crowdstrike conspiracy theory Trump mentioned on his call with Zelenskiy started, of course, on 4chan. Here are the origins: https://t.co/oEBkQNn65t
— Miriam Elder (@MiriamElder) September 26, 2019
Absolutely Critical: The references to "Crowdstrike" and the "server" are abt a conspiracy theory that the DNC hack was an inside job and that Russia was framed for it by Ukraine and the DNC. It's the same theory that says Seth Rich was murdered. https://t.co/j55ZMx0UoP via @TPM
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) September 25, 2019
The Trump-Ukraine phone call memo reveals that Trump pressed Zelensky to investigate CrowdStrike, a private cybersecurity firm that the DNC hired in 2016 to probe whether it had been hacked, and that Trump incorrectly suggested is owned by a Ukrainian. https://t.co/BfmWWA7H5q
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) September 25, 2019
Sad! 