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Ben Popken @bpopken

Sample of suspended troll accounts using Russian troll tactics identified by Clemson researchers (2/2): indra_4 https://t.co/17TU0Y3PKS MadisonSaysWhat https://t.co/t3p7FKvU9Y Cassss0_https://t.co/utwUthKcAm MsAmanda_speakshttp://archive.is/1YN6S — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 1, 2020
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Ben Popken @bpopken

Sample of suspended troll accounts using Russian troll tactics identified by Clemson researchers (1/2): @Jona_Whitmore https://t.co/wOOH5knQPe @franciscoleon8 https://t.co/qqXiqJOqTC @imani_tsunami https://t.co/RRbjq4XtMl @CasuallyPerla https://t.co/oBORMr4DTs — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 1, 2020
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Ben Popken @bpopken

“I was gonna vote early to avoid crowd but there's a lot of people,” tweeted imani_tsunami, a suspended account that identified as a black woman. “Still voted for Bernie because I'm sick of all the lying corporate puppets like Biden… #FloridaPrimary.” — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 1, 2020
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Ben Popken @bpopken

“I'm going to have a #CoronaParty at my local outdoor gun range, against your demands I'm going to the range,” tweeted suspended user Jona_Whitmore, whose bio expressed fondness for tattoos, America, and small government. “Go ahead and arrest me for my #2A rights I DARE YOU.” — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 1, 2020
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Ben Popken @bpopken

The accounts copy-pasted viral tweets by real users and reused text, memes and themes by identified IRA accounts. This may have been to curb linguistic giveaways. When they wrote original copy they slipped, struggling with word order, "a" and "the" and possessive. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 1, 2020
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Ben Popken @bpopken

The accounts suspended in March and May took breaks during Russian holidays and stopped tweeting when Russian offices were closed during coronavirus lockdown, potentially indicating they require or are required to be in a physical office location to do their job. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 1, 2020
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Ben Popken @bpopken

The accounts retweeted trolls based in Ghana and linked to Russian operations. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 1, 2020
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Ben Popken @bpopken

The inauthentic accounts recycled the Russian IRA manual, adopting fake personas of American activists and drawing audiences to the edges during the primaries. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 1, 2020
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Ben Popken @bpopken

The suspended accounts matched known Russian IRA signatures for content and behavior data. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 1, 2020
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Ben Popken @bpopken

Twitter said the accounts were suspended for platform manipulation and spam. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 1, 2020
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Ben Popken @bpopken

Twitter suspended 44 accounts that used Russian troll election interference tactics, supporting Trump and Sanders while attacking Biden and any Democratic front-runner. https://t.co/3TRhXmVOhw — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 1, 2020
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Ben Popken @bpopken

RT @benimmo: BREAKING: @Facebook took down a small, recently created network linked to “individuals associated with ​past activity by the R… — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 1, 2020 Retweet
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Ben Popken @bpopken

RT @kevincollier: New: Russian internet trolls hired U.S. journalists to push their news website, Facebook says. w/@KenDilanianNBC https:/… — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 1, 2020 Retweet
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Ben Popken @bpopken

Congressional investigation finds over $1 billion in PPP fraud https://t.co/t9bhU7IL7h — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 1, 2020
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Ben Popken @bpopken

Twitter suspends accounts that used Russian troll tactics to attack Biden and support Trump and Sanders. https://t.co/3TRhXmVOhw — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 31, 2020 Deleted
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Ben Popken @bpopken

Twitter suspends accounts that used Russian troll election interference tactics. They followed the playbook to a T, recycled IRA memes, retweeted Russian-linked trolls, and took breaks during Russian holidays and coronavirus lockdown. https://t.co/3TRhXmVOhw — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 30, 2020 Deleted
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Ben Popken @bpopken

RT @BrandyZadrozny: Leader of the biggest Texas SavetheChildren Facebook group (14k members) is telling people to come armed to this weeken… — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 28, 2020 Retweet Deleted
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Ben Popken @bpopken

https://t.co/C8FetPJ9hR — PolitiTweet.org

Patrick Warren @plwarre

A thread (1/?) w/ bit of context for @bpopken's piece. Twitter is working hard on spotting and shutting down coordi… https://t.co/kXkSbcIzhl

Posted Aug. 28, 2020
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Ben Popken @bpopken

https://t.co/OWBH61utLf — PolitiTweet.org

Darren Linvill @DarrenLinvill

These suspended accounts displayed a range of Russian signals. Easiest to talk about publicly was the fact that the… https://t.co/dYEvNW8i2w

Posted Aug. 28, 2020
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Ben Popken @bpopken

RT @toolmarks: "Attribution is always the hardest part of an investigation, and it's important to be cautious: You don't want to attribute… — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 28, 2020 Retweet Deleted
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Ben Popken @bpopken

EXCLUSIVE: Twitter suspended dozens of accounts that used Russian tactics and attempted election interference. Important new research by @DarrenLinvill & @plwarre. But firmly naming who runs fake personas is hard and risky, and on the platforms to say. https://t.co/3TRhXmVOhw — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 28, 2020
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Ben Popken @bpopken

RT @NBCNewsBusiness: BREAKING: Weekly initial jobless claims fell slightly to 1,006,000 as companies continue to lay off workers even as pa… — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 27, 2020 Retweet
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Ben Popken @bpopken

"Many of Trump’s actions have not achieved their stated outcomes, or failed to materialize promised sales, jobs and growth, analysis shows." — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 26, 2020
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Ben Popken @bpopken

RNC focus on trade, regulations comes up short for factories, farmers and fishermen https://t.co/wVNQujlUcX — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 26, 2020
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Ben Popken @bpopken

"People assumed this a short-term crisis and were put on furlough,” said labor economist @marthagimbel. “They are slowly learning that this crisis isn’t going anywhere and those temporary layoffs are turning permanent." — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 22, 2020
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Ben Popken @bpopken

According to latest labor dept figures, % of unemployed workers on temporary layoff dropped sharply in July, from nearly 60 percent to about 15 percent. Those not on temporary layoff jumped from 20 percent to just under 30 percent. Some temporary layoffs are now job losses. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 22, 2020
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Ben Popken @bpopken

“I desperately want my job back. I have worked so hard to get to this point in my career and have a savings account. To realize that could be gone in just a few months' time is terrifying,” said another employee. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 22, 2020
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Ben Popken @bpopken

One employee moved from California to Florida in September for a new job, and by March they were furloughed. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 22, 2020
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Ben Popken @bpopken

“Given my age and lack of experience in anything else, it’s doubtful I’ll be able to find anything but a minimum wage job, if at all," said a woman who was riverboat cruise singer for 30 years. "I’m at a loss." — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 22, 2020
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Ben Popken @bpopken

“I've been told many times since June that I could get called back ‘any day now,’" said a furloughed Disney strategist. “My entire life is on hold and I have to remain available." — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 22, 2020