{"id":64720,"date":"2023-01-14T06:44:43","date_gmt":"2023-01-14T11:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=64720"},"modified":"2023-01-14T06:44:43","modified_gmt":"2023-01-14T11:44:43","slug":"twitter-files-expose-how-dems-media-defied-twitter-facts-to-spread-russian-bot-hoax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=64720","title":{"rendered":"Twitter Files Expose How Dems\/Media Defied Twitter &#8216;Facts&#8217; To Spread &#8216;Russian Bot&#8217; Hoax"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"ArticleFull_header__Eyn7V\">\n<h3 class=\"ArticleFull_title__MEgbb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/twitter-files-expose-how-demsmedia-defied-twitter-facts-spread-russian-bot-hoax\">Twitter Files Expose How Dems\/Media Defied Twitter &#8216;Facts&#8217; To Spread &#8216;Russian Bot&#8217; Hoax<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"NodeContent_mainContent__t4rGu\">\n<div class=\"NodeContent_body__6iJOI NodeBody_container__hI8PI\">\n<p>What&#8217;s this?\u00a0<strong>Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and staff repeatedly pushed Twitter to remove perfectly legal content that they found offensive<\/strong>, according to Friday&#8217;s installment of &#8220;The Twitter Files.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" 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despite the lawmakers being told by Twitter executives that it wasn\u2019t true.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caption caption-img inline-images image-style-inline-images\" role=\"group\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/GettyImages-1433174024-700x420.jpg?itok=gf5uUwP0\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"330115d1-f772-4d63-8f62-7c5047b6329a\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><figcaption><em>Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) delivers remarks during a hearing in Washington, on Oct. 13, 2022. (Drew Angerer\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The 14th instalment of the Twitter Files\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mtaibbi\/status\/1613589110932869137?s=20&amp;t=zZXx2YKBIHBwz_NKZcnhrw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was released<\/a>\u00a0on Jan. 12 by journalist Matt Taibbi, who explained in a series of posts that,\u00a0<strong>at a key moment in the Trump-Russia investigation, Democrats alleged that \u201cRussian bots\u201d were spreading an explosive report from then-Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee Rep.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-devin-nunes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Devin Nunes<\/a>\u00a0(R-Calif.).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt a crucial moment in a years-long furor,\u201d Taibbi explained in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mtaibbi\/status\/1613589033879232512?s=20&amp;t=Jjlm1dHLmMIxhZiLLSx63g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one of the posts<\/a>, \u201cDemocrats denounced a report about flaws in the Trump-Russia investigation, saying it was boosted by Russian \u2018bots\u2019 and \u2018trolls.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwitter officials were aghast, finding no evidence of Russian influence,\u201d Taibbi\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mtaibbi\/status\/1613589035934519296?s=20&amp;t=Jjlm1dHLmMIxhZiLLSx63g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">continued.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2026click on the above link to read the rest\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twitter Files Expose How Dems\/Media Defied Twitter &#8216;Facts&#8217; To Spread &#8216;Russian Bot&#8217; Hoax What&#8217;s this?\u00a0Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and staff repeatedly pushed Twitter to remove perfectly legal content that they found offensive, according to Friday&#8217;s installment of &#8220;The Twitter Files.&#8221; When Twitter pushed back,\u00a0Schiff staffer Jeff Lowenstein pulled out the &#8216;slippery slope&#8217; argument. 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