To recent Washington Post subscribers. There is a disinformation campaign taking place in its comments sections. There are numerous people starting the will not/cannot support Joe Biden. Check the Member since date. Most of these commenters have July 2017 join dates.
It is theorized that the July 2017 posters are Putin-bots, literally software because the comments were non-sequiturs but consistently Dem insults. It was also theorized these commenters were (1/2 joke) Repub incels paid to annoy WaPo libs. But either case, the commenter is not who they appear.
The WaPo gets hit with bots/trolls on a regular basis but with AI, the spelling & grammar is getting better. The ignor option (click on their ID) is a valuable tool to clean them out. Responding to them is a waste of time.
Yes, I did that routinely back in 2017 and on. I just wanted the newer subs to know that despite a 7year membership, that these posters are lying propagandists. That they still exist, implies to me that whatever organization behind them potentially created hundreds if not thousands of these logins.
Agree (& thx!). They periodically refresh the accounts with new ID's if they don't get enough engagement. A lot with the same date is a sure sign it's a mechanized process.
