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'''#ReleaseTheMemo''' is |
'''#ReleaseTheMemo''' is an American<ref name=dailybeast /> social media campaign advocating the release of a document written by [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] staffers in the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] that "purports to describe abuses in [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] surveillance practices." Democrats blamed Russian bots for spreading the hashtag.<ref name=newsweek>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsweek.com/release-memo-russian-bots-campaign-democrats-789317 |title=Russian Bots Might Be Behind Controversial #ReleaseTheMemo Campaign, Democrats Say |author=Ryan Sit |date=24 January 2018 |website=[[Newsweek]] |access-date=26 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Harsanyi|first1=Daniel|title=No, Russians Bots Aren't Responsible for #ReleaseTheMemo|url=http://reason.com/archives/2018/01/26/the-russia-fake-news-scare-is-all-about|accessdate=27 January 2018|publisher=Reason|date=26 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/right-wing-demand-releasethememo-endorsed-russian-bots-trolls-n839141|title=Right's push to release memo on FBI 'abuses' endorsed by Russian bots|publisher=NBC News|access-date=2018-01-26|language=en}}</ref> [[WikiLeaks]] has offered a reward for anyone submits the document to them and used the hastag with a link to their upload site.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/release-the-memo-campaign-russia-linked-twitter-accounts-2018-1|title=Russia-linked Twitter accounts are working overtime to help Devin Nunes and WikiLeaks|work=Business Insider|access-date=2018-01-25|language=en}}</ref> |
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According to a knowledgeable source familiar with an internal analysis by Twitter, the accounts responsible for the widely trending hashtag were "organically American"<ref name=dailybeast />. Although a large number of Russian accounts were also involved, they were insufficient to reach the top of Twitter's internal analysis which showed the retweets are coming from inside the United States from authentic American accounts.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://money.cnn.com/2018/01/24/media/releasethememo-twitter-accounts/index.html|title=Hundreds of newly created Twitter accounts pushed #ReleaseTheMemo|last=O'Sullivan|first=Donie|work=CNNMoney|access-date=2018-01-26}}</ref><ref name=newsweek /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-01-25/russian-bots-are-right-releasethememo |title=Russian Bots Are Right: #Releasethememo |author=Eli Lake |date=25 January 2018 |website=[[Bloomberg.com]] |access-date=26 January 2018}}</ref><ref name=dailybeast>{{cite web|last1=Collins|first1=Ben|last2=Ackerman|first2=Spencer|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/source-twitter-pins-releasethememo-on-republicans-not-russia/|title=Source: Twitter Pins #ReleaseTheMemo on Republicans, Not Russia|work=[[The Daily Beast]]|date=2018-01-23|accessdate=2018-01-25}}</ref> The memo was produced by House Republicans and staff to explain the use of the [[Trump–Russia dossier]] by the FBI.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/20/house-republicans-quietly-investigate-doj-fbi-310121|title=House Republicans quietly investigate perceived corruption at DOJ, FBI|work=POLITICO|access-date=2018-01-25}}</ref> Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee, led by [[Adam Schiff]], drafted a document to counter the memo, which they claimed was intended to discredit the FBI probe into [[Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections]]. Schiff stated that “We need to produce our own memo that lays out the actual facts and show how the majority memo distorts the work of the FBI and the Department of Justice”.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/house-democrats-plan-memo-to-counter-gops-as-calls-to-declassify-files-grow/2018/01/24/3161b48c-0146-11e8-bb03-722769454f82_story.html|title=House Democrats plan memo to counter GOP’s, as calls to declassify files grow|last=Demirjian|first=Karoun|date=2018-01-24|work=Washington Post|access-date=2018-01-25|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> The House Intelligence Committee has denied access to the memo by the Senate Intelligence Committee and to the FBI, who stated a desire to investigate any alleged wrongdoing.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/24/politics/richard-burr-devin-nunes-fisa-memo/index.html|title=Senate panel denied access to Nunes FISA memo|authors=Jeremy Herb and Manu Raju|publisher=CNN|access-date=2018-01-25}}</ref> The Justice Department sent a letter to Nunes and called the release of the memo reckless.<ref name="Jarrett">{{Cite news | url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/24/politics/nunes-memo-fbi/index.html | title=Justice Dept.: 'Reckless' to release Nunes memo without review | last=Jarrett | first=Laura | publisher=CNN |date=January 24, 2018}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
Revision as of 23:58, 27 January 2018
#ReleaseTheMemo is an American[2] social media campaign advocating the release of a document written by Republican Party staffers in the U.S. House of Representatives that "purports to describe abuses in Federal Bureau of Investigation surveillance practices." Democrats blamed Russian bots for spreading the hashtag.[3][4][5] WikiLeaks has offered a reward for anyone submits the document to them and used the hastag with a link to their upload site.[6]
According to a knowledgeable source familiar with an internal analysis by Twitter, the accounts responsible for the widely trending hashtag were "organically American"[2]. Although a large number of Russian accounts were also involved, they were insufficient to reach the top of Twitter's internal analysis which showed the retweets are coming from inside the United States from authentic American accounts.[7][3][8][2] The memo was produced by House Republicans and staff to explain the use of the Trump–Russia dossier by the FBI.[9] Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee, led by Adam Schiff, drafted a document to counter the memo, which they claimed was intended to discredit the FBI probe into Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections. Schiff stated that “We need to produce our own memo that lays out the actual facts and show how the majority memo distorts the work of the FBI and the Department of Justice”.[10] The House Intelligence Committee has denied access to the memo by the Senate Intelligence Committee and to the FBI, who stated a desire to investigate any alleged wrongdoing.[11] The Justice Department sent a letter to Nunes and called the release of the memo reckless.[1]
References
- ^ a b Jarrett, Laura (January 24, 2018). "Justice Dept.: 'Reckless' to release Nunes memo without review". CNN.
- ^ a b c Collins, Ben; Ackerman, Spencer (2018-01-23). "Source: Twitter Pins #ReleaseTheMemo on Republicans, Not Russia". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ^ a b Ryan Sit (24 January 2018). "Russian Bots Might Be Behind Controversial #ReleaseTheMemo Campaign, Democrats Say". Newsweek. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ Harsanyi, Daniel (26 January 2018). "No, Russians Bots Aren't Responsible for #ReleaseTheMemo". Reason. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Right's push to release memo on FBI 'abuses' endorsed by Russian bots". NBC News. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
- ^ "Russia-linked Twitter accounts are working overtime to help Devin Nunes and WikiLeaks". Business Insider. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ^ O'Sullivan, Donie. "Hundreds of newly created Twitter accounts pushed #ReleaseTheMemo". CNNMoney. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
- ^ Eli Lake (25 January 2018). "Russian Bots Are Right: #Releasethememo". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "House Republicans quietly investigate perceived corruption at DOJ, FBI". POLITICO. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ^ Demirjian, Karoun (2018-01-24). "House Democrats plan memo to counter GOP's, as calls to declassify files grow". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ^ "Senate panel denied access to Nunes FISA memo". CNN. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
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