{"id":1835541,"date":"2023-02-05T08:06:02","date_gmt":"2023-02-05T13:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1835541"},"modified":"2023-02-05T08:14:52","modified_gmt":"2023-02-05T13:14:52","slug":"jacob-sullum-turns-out-russian-election-meddlings-main-impact-was-on-the-gullible-journos-who-hyped-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jacob-sullum-turns-out-russian-election-meddlings-main-impact-was-on-the-gullible-journos-who-hyped-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacob Sullum: Turns Out Russian Election Meddling\u2019s Main Impact Was on the Gullible Journos Who Hyped It"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjacob-sullum-turns-out-russian-election-meddlings-main-impact-was-on-the-gullible-journos-who-hyped-it%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1835541&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><br \/>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The most popular list of Twitter users described as \u201cRussian bots\u201d Inclusion \u201ca bunch of legitimate right-leaning accounts,\u201d An internal email to be sent in 2018 by <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/12\/13\/ex-twitter-exec-yoel-roth-forced-to-flee-home-amid-twitter-files-release\/\">Yoel Roth, then the social media platform\u2019s \u201ctrust &#038; safety\u201d chief.<\/a> Roth believed the list was compiled by the Alliance for Securing Democracy. \u201cbulls \u2013 \u2013 t\u201d But, he didn&#8217;t say it publicly due to pressure from other Twitter employees.<\/p>\n<p>This episode, by which journalist <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/01\/28\/left-wing-think-tank-responsible-for-fake-russia-stories\/\">Last week, Matt Taibbi made the following revelations:<\/a> This is a prime example of the panic over Russian propagandists pretending to be Americans. Contrary to all the hype about <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/01\/23\/charles-mcgonigal-indicted-ex-fbi-head-helped-trigger-russia-probe\/\">foreign election \u201cinterference\u201d Since 2016, we&#8217;ve been hearing this.<\/a>Even if they are fake social media accounts, the threat is still more alarming than the panic they created.<\/p>\n<p>The ASD takes it for granted that the damage done by divisive or dishonest political speech depends on the speaker\u2019s nationality. Americans who comment on US candidates or issues, no matter how ignorant or misguided, are actively participating in democracy. Russians are attempting to undermine democracy by saying the same thing.<\/p>\n<p>This assumption is a bit shaky. There&#8217;s little evidence to suggest that Russians pretending they are Americans have had an impact on elections or public opinion. An Nature Communications study published last week casts doubt on this claim.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/NYPICHPDPICT000004170219.jpg\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"25621499\"><\/p>\n<p><\/button><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"25621499\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/NYPICHPDPICT000004170219.jpg\" alt=\"A picture of Yoel Ruth.\" class=\"wp-image-25621499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/NYPICHPDPICT000004170219.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/NYPICHPDPICT000004170219-2.jpg, 150&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 150w, 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https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/NYPICHPDPICT000004170219-27.jpg, 322&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/NYPICHPDPICT000004170219-28.jpg, 58&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 58w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/NYPICHPDPICT000004170219-29.jpg, 96&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 96w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/NYPICHPDPICT000004170219-30.jpg, 50&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 50w\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/a><figcaption>The most popular list of Twitter users described as \u201cRussian bots\u201d Inclusion \u201ca bunch of legitimate right-leaning accounts,\u201d According to an internal email Yoel Roth, 2018.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Survey data was used to assess the impact on \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/01\/09\/russian-2016-election-disinfo-did-nothing-but-drive-liberals-mad\/\">foreign influence accounts\u201d Twitter during the 2016 election campaign <\/a>They identified 786,634 posts from such accounts between April and November 2016, the vast majority of which were associated with Russia\u2019s Internet Research Agency.<\/p>\n<p>According to the study, \u201cexposure to the Russian influence campaign was eclipsed by content from domestic news media and politicians,\u201d Which was \u201cat least an order of magnitude\u201d more prevalent. \u201cExposure to Russian disinformation accounts was heavily concentrated,\u201d 70% of exposures are accounted for by 1% survey respondents<\/p>\n<p>These are the Twitter users that saw the most IRA posts \u201cstrongly identified as Republicans.\u201d The study concluded \u201cno evidence of a meaningful relationship between exposure to the Russian foreign influence campaign and changes in attitudes, polarization, or voting behavior.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/NYPICHPDPICT000003528331.jpg\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"25621529\"><\/p>\n<p><\/button><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"25621529\" width=\"1024\" height=\"695\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/NYPICHPDPICT000003528331.jpg\" alt=\"A picture of Matt Taibbi.\" class=\"wp-image-25621529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/NYPICHPDPICT000003528331.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 3000w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/NYPICHPDPICT000003528331-2-scaled.jpg, 204&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 300w, 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The researchers also noted that \u201ca large body of literature\u201d Indicates that political messages are received from all sources, regardless of forum. \u201cminimal\u201d impact on voting. In 2016, IRA messages accounted only for a small percentage of political content on social media platforms. They were also not very sophisticated.<\/p>\n<p>For example, a Facebook ad that was traced back to the IRA depicted a wrestling match between Satan and Jesus. \u201cIf I win Clinton wins,\u201d Satan says. \u201cNot if I can help it,\u201d Jesus replies.<\/p>\n<p>An article in the 2018 New Yorker explaining \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/magazine\/2018\/10\/01\/how-russia-helped-to-swing-the-election-for-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How Russia Helped Swing the Election for Trump<\/a>,\u201d Jane Mayer mentioned this bizarre piece of agitprop in order to demonstrate how skilled Russian operatives are at manipulating American opinions. But Politico reported that the ad \u2014 which targeted \u201cpeople age 18 to 65+ interested in Christianity, Jesus, God, Ron Paul and media personalities such as Laura Ingraham, Rush Limbaugh, Bill O\u2019Reilly, and Mike Savage\u201d \u2014 generated 71 impressions and 14 clicks.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/NYPICHPDPICT000006097489.jpg\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"25623072\"><\/p>\n<p><\/button><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"25623072\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/NYPICHPDPICT000006097489.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Hacker in a dark hoody sitting in front of a notebook with digital russian flag.\" class=\"wp-image-25623072\" 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Despite the fact that there were many Russian-sponsored messages, \u201cmuch smaller\u201d Myers claimed that it was more targeted in 2022 than in 2016. \u201chow vulnerable the American political system remains to foreign manipulation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Myers\u2019 chief example was Nora Berka, a pseudonymous Gab user with \u201cmore than 8,000 followers.\u201d Although most of her posts were written in English, \u201clittle engagement,\u201d He reported: \u201ca recent post about the F.B.I. received 43 responses and 11 replies, and was reposted 64 times.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Russian propaganda seems like a failure, even if it was meant to. \u201creshape U.S. politics\u201d Or \u201csow chaos,\u201d As the Times claimed. 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