Twitter Files: Who Are The People Claiming RFK Jr. Is 'Spewing Disinformation'?
The following is the latest installment of the 'Twitter Files' - once again brought to us by journalist Paul Thacker, former lead investigator for Sen. Chuck Grassley, via The DisInformation Chronicle (emphasis ours),
During several trips earlier this year to Twitter’s San Francisco HQ, I ran across internal emails claiming that Robert Kennedy Jr. spews disinformation. Instead of trying to adjudicate these claims—which would likely be impossible—I decided to ask few obvious questions:
Who are these people?
Who funds them?
How did they become “disinformation experts”?
In one example, Twitter employees took action on several accounts after a shady, dark money group called the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) released a report alleging that just 12 accounts produced the majority of anti-vaccine disinformation on social media. “There isn’t any evidence to support this claim,” Facebook responded in a statement dismissing CCDH’s report.
Who is funding this organization? They spread disinformation and push censorship, while claiming the opposite. Truly evil.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 18, 2023
Nonetheless, the report’s simplistic findings proved catnip to the White House and most media outlets.
“Researchers have found just 12 people are responsible for the bulk of the misleading claims and outright lies about COVID-19 vaccines that proliferate on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter,” reported NPR, regurgitating back CCDH’s allegations. Quoting the group’s CEO, Imran Ahmed, NPR added, “The 'Disinformation Dozen' produce 65% of the shares of anti-vaccine misinformation on social media platforms.”