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Pro-Trump troll busted for running fake intelligence firm tied to Mueller smear
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A quick look at SureFireās supposed international employee roster on LinkedIn reveals numerous profiles using fake headshots.
The profile for SureFireās āTel Aviv station chiefā uses a picture of Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli. The deputy director of operations is, in fact, a pastor from Michigan, and the companyās āfinancial investigatorā is Oscar-winning actor Christoph Waltz.
In a wider bid to support the authenticity of the firm, reporters have uncovered a bunch of old Craigslist advertisements boasting that the company was founded by ex-Mossad agents, offering investigative services.
A page on Medium associated with the company pushed two pseudo-journalistic stories about the firm, tied to suspicious and recently created Twitter accounts for reporters that supposedly authored the articles. On Tuesday, Medium suspended SureFireās pages. The Twitter accounts are still up.
Even the Twitter avatars were revealed to be stolen from Instagram models.
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Fake news, or a prime example of winger propaganda? Discuss.
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A quick look at SureFireās supposed international employee roster on LinkedIn reveals numerous profiles using fake headshots.
The profile for SureFireās āTel Aviv station chiefā uses a picture of Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli. The deputy director of operations is, in fact, a pastor from Michigan, and the companyās āfinancial investigatorā is Oscar-winning actor Christoph Waltz.
In a wider bid to support the authenticity of the firm, reporters have uncovered a bunch of old Craigslist advertisements boasting that the company was founded by ex-Mossad agents, offering investigative services.
A page on Medium associated with the company pushed two pseudo-journalistic stories about the firm, tied to suspicious and recently created Twitter accounts for reporters that supposedly authored the articles. On Tuesday, Medium suspended SureFireās pages. The Twitter accounts are still up.
Even the Twitter avatars were revealed to be stolen from Instagram models.
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Fake news, or a prime example of winger propaganda? Discuss.
