Remember the 'Russia Hoax' ?

Putin ally Yevgeny Prigozhin has admitted to interfering in US elections on the eve of a midterm vote in which Republicans will seek to take control of Congress and state-wide offices across the country.

“Gentlemen, we interfered, we are interfering and we will interfere, carefully, precisely, surgically and the way we do it, the way we can."

Prigozhin was responding to a request to comment on a recent Bloomberg report saying Russia was interfering in Tuesday’s US midterm elections.

The US social media analysis firm Graphika last week said that suspected Russian operatives have used far-right media platforms to criticise Democratic candidates in the lead-up to the midterm elections in a number of US states, including Georgia, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Prigozhin, together with a dozen other Russian nationals and three Russian companies was indicted in 2018 as part of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential elections.

Prigozhin was charged with inciting discord and dividing American public opinion ahead of the 2016 US presidential election, accusations Prigozhin, as well as the Kremlin, has previously vehemently denied.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/07/putin-ally-yevgeny-prigozhin-admits-interfering-in-us-elections

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JimboSaturn · 51-55, M

And some SW members ate up every bit of Russian misinformation

pianoplayingsteve · 31-35, M

@JimboSaturn everyone I disagree with is a Russian troll

JimboSaturn · 51-55, M

@pianoplayingsteve Nope I don't mind people disagreeing with me.

pianoplayingsteve · 31-35, M

@JimboSaturn could you give me some examples of things that were Russian misinfo and proof the Russians did it?

JimboSaturn · 51-55, M

@pianoplayingsteve True I personally don't have any proof since I'm just a private citizen. But I have never heard of so much crazy shit about pedo island etc... that actually swayed many dimwits.

pianoplayingsteve · 31-35, M

@JimboSaturn you made a pretty bold statement about things being russian disinformation and were quite disparaging with your terminology of people having ‘swallowed’ it up. And referring to people as ‘dimwits’. So, please provide some evidence for your bold claim

JimboSaturn · 51-55, M

@pianoplayingsteve Well just look at this site for instance. There are people who are complete out of touch from reality from the shit they read here. I cannot provide evidence but Prigozhin has admitted to it.

pianoplayingsteve · 31-35, M

@JimboSaturn : ‘I disagree with them so they gotta be bots.. my source? Just trust me bro’. Let’s say he did admit it. There could be many reasons for ‘admitting it’. Blackmail?

JimboSaturn · 51-55, M

@pianoplayingsteve I do agree with you that it would be strange for him to admit it because that might prevent him from being successful in the future.

pianoplayingsteve · 31-35, M

@JimboSaturn yeah so as usual that sort of thing is rubbish. ‘Hello world I committed a crime by the way. Could have gotten away with it but nah I’ll take interviews on it’. Seriously this whole bot narrative thing is stupid, especially when it’s pushed by the left who will then just outright deny any sort of accusation by the right of election interference. Stupid red team vs blue team turning politics into sports ball