A truly bizarre story appeared in the news today. CNN, the laughingstock of cable news reported
exclusively Russian operatives used platforms including Facebook, Twitter,
Tumblr, YouTube™ and Pokémon Go to incite unrest and meddle in American
politics.
The fake news organization purported a group called “Don’t
Shoot Us” encouraged followers to make use of a feature that allowed them to
rename any Pokémon they “captured” on the app by replacing it with the names of
victims of police brutality.
The ultimate goal was
to use those screenshots to get gullible journalists to write about the in-game
protests. Niantic Labs, the maker of the
game, told CNN "users can’t actually share information with others.”
The “Don’t Shoot Us” group’s
efforts were discovered as part of an investigation into Russia’s use of
Facebook to meddle in the election.
Facebook shared what they had learned about accounts linked to the
Kremlin with Google and Twitter.
The only person talking
about Pokémon Go during the 2016 presidential election was…
RUSSIAN COLLUSION: CNN reported that Pokemon Go was used in Russian-linked meddling.— #ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) October 12, 2017
Hillary's got some explaining to do.#PokemonGo pic.twitter.com/JI4k8xcaVZ
Mueller is all over it. pic.twitter.com/DnGv23ZwqO— Voltaire🚀 (@Voltair39399117) October 12, 2017
