Why an Israeli Black Ops Team Had to Kill Emmanuel the Emu (haaretz.com) 32 points by dylmarcor 3y ago ↗ HN
[–] MichaelZuo 3y ago ↗ The key point: " Reviewing Team Jorge’s different accounts shows that the majority of their posts and tweets are benign – concealing their lies within seemingly organic online activity. "
[–] londgine 3y ago ↗ clickbait alert:> He was tasked with spreading a rumor on Twitter that Emmanuel the Emu had passed away, using the hashtag #RIP_Emmanuel.This is a disinformation company that spread the false rumor that Emanuel died. They didn't "have" to do it, and they didn't actually kill him. [–] dylmarcor 3y ago ↗ Isn't the clickbait aspect sort of the point of the article?
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[ 2.8 ms ] story [ 24.0 ms ] thread> He was tasked with spreading a rumor on Twitter that Emmanuel the Emu had passed away, using the hashtag #RIP_Emmanuel.
This is a disinformation company that spread the false rumor that Emanuel died. They didn't "have" to do it, and they didn't actually kill him.