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Or they were banned for spreading disinformation, or being traced back to Russian state sponsored agents. You didn’t see anyone get banned for anything specific unless you monitor everything they do including their source IP, because Twitter doesn’t send you a message and say “hey we banned this person because of their anti-American propaganda”.

> I'm not saying I necessarily agree with the claim myself, though Victoria Nuland's "denial"

Yea this tactic is called “simply asking the question” and it’s always done in poor faith.

I’m not saying Donald Trump is a child molester and eats babies, but that photo of him with Jeffery Epstein sure does seem fishy... [1]

[1] Random links that nobody clicks on but appears to give you credibility and creates doubt in the minds of others who scroll by and see it.

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