Vance: 'A Lot' of Worst Racism, Antisemitism Online Is Foreign…

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorVice President JD Vance said at a CBS town hall on Saturday that, based on intelligence, a lot of the most virulent racism and antisemitism online is coming from foreign-paid actors.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentOkay, so in comment sections, the term for that is astroturf.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFake grassroots, paid for by somebody far away, and it only works because real people replying to it can't tell the difference.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorTaken literally, a foreign government employs people to be hateful in English, full time.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThat is a jobs program, and I would like to see the job posting.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWith a quota, and a dental plan.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAnd an employee of the month, who I assume gets a parking space.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe first question should be how many hours a week it takes, and I expect them to dodge. They'll say row forty.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorRex has the Gridiron, and I doubt anyone is paying his critics.