This darling of the alt-right gained 70,000 followers and was quoted by numerous media organisations – despite being the creation of a Russia-based troll farmName: Jenna Abrams. The media is far too interested in Twitter and in piggy-backing on to any random remark on social media. Apparently Jenna Abrams – all-American, Trump-loving, segregation-supporting, Confederate-defending Twitter star – does not really exist. Her account has been expunged, but traces live on among the media organisations that retweeted her, and no doubt there’s a book deal in the offing. Do say: “Do you think respectable media organisations will now learn their lesson and stop copying nonsense from social media?”Don’t say: “Probably not.”

Source: The Guardian November 03, 2017 16:18 UTC