Where Russia failed in dividing America, the anti-Trump media are succeeding.
Last month, an analysis of the social media posts by Russia-based Internet Research Agency concluded the primary goal of the influence operation was "Dividing Americans." According to the report, which was conducted by New Knowledge and commissioned by the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, the Russian effort "Was designed to exploit societal fractures, blur the lines between reality and fiction, erode our trust in media entities and the information environment, in government, in each other, and in democracy itself."
In a perverse twist, the anti-Trump media's relentless attacks on President Trump and his supporters are accomplishing the Russian goal of dividing Americans and eroding faith in government while destroying their own credibility.
The news coverage of the encounter between a Native American man and high school students at the Lincoln Memorial and the reporting on the border crisis are recent examples where the anti-Trump media are doing more to harm to the U.S. than the Russia-based Internet Research Agency ever could.
The anti-Trump media jumped at the opportunity to connect the Trump-supporting Catholic high school boys with racism against Native Americans.
The anti-Trump media inflamed the social media mob instead of extinguishing the fire.
Russia is getting the divided America it sought, not by its agents feeding social media, but from the anti-Trump media that fuels outrage against the president and his supporters - even children.
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/the-anti-trump-american-media-is-achieving-russias-goal/
Last month, an analysis of the social media posts by Russia-based Internet Research Agency concluded the primary goal of the influence operation was "Dividing Americans." According to the report, which was conducted by New Knowledge and commissioned by the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, the Russian effort "Was designed to exploit societal fractures, blur the lines between reality and fiction, erode our trust in media entities and the information environment, in government, in each other, and in democracy itself."
In a perverse twist, the anti-Trump media's relentless attacks on President Trump and his supporters are accomplishing the Russian goal of dividing Americans and eroding faith in government while destroying their own credibility.
The news coverage of the encounter between a Native American man and high school students at the Lincoln Memorial and the reporting on the border crisis are recent examples where the anti-Trump media are doing more to harm to the U.S. than the Russia-based Internet Research Agency ever could.
The anti-Trump media jumped at the opportunity to connect the Trump-supporting Catholic high school boys with racism against Native Americans.
The anti-Trump media inflamed the social media mob instead of extinguishing the fire.
Russia is getting the divided America it sought, not by its agents feeding social media, but from the anti-Trump media that fuels outrage against the president and his supporters - even children.
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/the-anti-trump-american-media-is-achieving-russias-goal/
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