The #ReleaseTheMemo hashtag that spread like wildfire on Twitter did not originate from “Russian bots” but from organic sources—mostly Americans—the latest tranche of released internal Twitter communications confirmed. While Twitter executives were clear on the matter, the social media platform did not challenge the claims publicly, journalist Matt Taibbi reported on Jan. 12 in the 14th…

The latest Twitter Files release shows how prominent Democrats knowingly pushed a false Russiagate-related narrative about “Russian bots” promoting a key House Intelligence Committee memo that detailed efforts to spy on the Trump campaign, despite the lawmakers being told by Twitter executives that it wasn’t true. The 14th instalment of the Twitter Files was released…