Troll IP reveals the truth
Hey folks, our “covid is a sham” commenters Pierre-Luc, Ted, Phil from Frelighsburg and several other aliases – only posting mockeries about Covid – turn out to be all the same guy, posting from the same IP and parroting the same “freedom convoy” bullshit.
I’m deep-sixing the IP.
Kevin 17:46 on 2022-02-10 Permalink
I’d say I hardly knew him, but that would be a lie…
Robert H 18:54 on 2022-02-10 Permalink
Ha! Votre détecteur d’marde est intact. Brava et bon débarras!
dhomas 19:29 on 2022-02-10 Permalink
I’m ok with people having opinions that diverge from my own. I actually appreciate debating with people who think differently than I do. I have my convictions, but I don’t want to live in an echo chamber.
That said, when the same person/entity starts posting under multiple aliases, I draw a line. This contributes to what is, in my opinion, one of the biggest problems we have today: (social) media manipulation. It was on a small scale on the blog, but I completely agree with shutting it down here and in all forms.
Bob R 20:35 on 2022-02-10 Permalink
dhomas – It’s nice you like talking with people who have opinions which diverge from your own. But whether or not covid19 exists is no more a matter of opinion than at what temperature water freezes.
Chris 21:25 on 2022-02-10 Permalink
Bob, literally 2 of the 3 comments Kate linked to acknowledge that covid exists.
Bob R 21:26 on 2022-02-10 Permalink
Chris – perhaps you did not notice I was addressing user named “dhomas”, directly above?
dhomas 22:14 on 2022-02-10 Permalink
@Bob R The opinions expressed by these now-confirmed trolls were not exactly negating the existence of COVID19, but rather what our response to it should be. This is absolutely a matter of opinion and a topic that can be debated. But we should not allow for bots to start shaping our media. Whether it’s an entity that is trying to convince us that COVID doesn’t exist or an entity that is trying to convince us that we should be in lockdown for another 24 months, I don’t care. They need to be shut down.
dwgs 22:19 on 2022-02-10 Permalink
@dhomas +1
Kate 22:39 on 2022-02-10 Permalink
There’s debate and then there’s trolling. That person was trolling, trying to own the libs.