Spread the word, the messages said: The Trump administration was about to lock down the entire country.
“They will announce this as soon as they have troops in place to help prevent looters and rioters,” warned one of the messages, which cited a source in the Department of Homeland Security. “He said he got the call last night and was told to pack and be prepared for the call today with his dispatch orders.”
The messages became so widespread over 48 hours that the White House’s National Security Council issued an announcement via Twitter that they were “FAKE.”
Since that wave of panic, United States intelligence agencies have assessed that Chinese operatives helped push the messages across platforms, according to six American officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to publicly discuss intelligence matters. The amplification techniques are alarming to officials because the disinformation showed up as texts on many Americans’ cellphones, a tactic that several of the officials said they had not seen before.
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Those mean ‘ole Communists!
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ReplyDeleteRight? Try to blame the Communists, but it is the Capitalists who are shuttering the economy. China only closed the City. Not the entire Country for crying out loud.
Virus automatically wins. Humans survive the virus but have no food, no jobs, no homes, and mass looting in the streets. Geez. I’d rather take my chances with the virus and let the old folks stay at home.
ReplyDeleteI remember seeing that 'message'.
You mean democrats , china same thing
ReplyDeleteProof big brother is reading text messages
ReplyDeleteThey always have been 8:36. China is honest about it with their citizens
ReplyDeleteThis is so true. I got a message from a friend who told me as a warning to get prepared. She said it came from local government people who were having meetings via federal govt. I think the Chinese are trying to destroy our country.
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