Key player in false Talarico rumor has history of online posts…

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA false rumor that Texas Senate candidate James Talarico was in a mental health facility has put an influencer under scrutiny, the Guardian reports.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo the internet, in its wisdom, held a lively community conversation about a claim that turned out to be untrue.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThat's just civic engagement with a few typos.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Guardian says the man who played a key role has a long history of posts favorably invoking Nazi Germany.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFavorably invoking Nazi Germany is what we in comms call a niche.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe paper also reports posts expressing antisemitism and anti-Black racism, and calling for remigration of refugees.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOkay, the conversation went well. The community just found out who was hosting it.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHashtag: receipts.