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A viral left-wing Twitter account may have been fake all along [WaPo] (archive.is)
submitted 2 years ago by hedge@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org
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"The Erica Marsh account shows how ‘rage baiting’ remains a powerful way to win attention and score political points"

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[–] ravheim@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

She’s been especially popular with conservatives, who promoted her as a perfect symbol of how overly theatric and inane progressives can be — like when she attacked the Supreme Court’s affirmative-action decision last week by saying “no Black person will be able to succeed in a merit-based system.” The tweet was viewed more than 27 million times.

There had to be signs before it got this far...had to be. Any word yet on who (or what group) was behind the account? This is like that "liberal leaning" TikTok account that was exposed as being faked. I'm very careful of quoting or up voting any emotionally charged hot-takes on things, especially when I agree with them. It's hard to tell when people are acting in good faith these days.