Latest Twitter Files Drop: Who Are the People Claiming RFK Jr. is “Disinformation”? – Elon Musk Responds

Journalist Paul Thacker dropped another Twitter Files on Tuesday: Who Are the People Claiming RFK Jr. is “Disinformation”?

*Elon Musk’s reaction is at the bottom of the article*

1. Twitter Files: Who Are the People Claiming RFK Jr. is “Disinformation”?

Let’s look at what I found inside Twitter’s internal documents. pic.twitter.com/fnzgPu7giQ

— Paul D. Thacker (@thackerpd) July 18, 2023

Paul Thacker: 2. First thing I found was Twitter officials discussing action they were taking on @RobertKennedyJr b/c of a report put out by the Center for Countering Digital Hate @CCDHate

CCDH’s report was called “The Disinformation Dozen.”

But was the report credible?

2. First thing I found was Twitter officials discussing action they were taking on @RobertKennedyJr b/c of a report put out by the Center for Countering Digital Hate @CCDHate

CCDH’s report was called “The Disinformation Dozen.”

But was the report credible?

— Paul D. Thacker (@thackerpd) July 18, 2023

3. Facebook said @CCDHate report lacked credibility and posted a statement dismissing it.

3. Facebook said @CCDHate report lacked credibility and posted a statement dismissing it. pic.twitter.com/kQzZcEUMSk

— Paul D. Thacker (@thackerpd) July 18, 2023

4. But the report took off like a rocket, getting attention from the White House and Congress. Who is this group CCDH by the way?

4. But the report took off like a rocket, getting attention from the White House and Congress. Who is this group CCDH by the way?

— Paul D. Thacker (@thackerpd) July 18, 2023

5. It’s run by a British political operative named Imran Ahmed, who wrote “New Serfdom” a book critical of free market ideology.”

QUESTION 1: How did being a Labour Party political operative prepare Ahmed to rebrand himself as an expert in vaccines and disinformation?

5. It’s run by a British political operative named Imran Ahmed, who wrote “New Serfdom” a book critical of free market ideology.”

QUESTION 1: How did being a Labour Party political operative prepare Ahmed to rebrand himself as an expert in vaccines and disinformation? pic.twitter.com/idV4BtbCIL

— Paul D. Thacker (@thackerpd) July 18, 2023

6. QUESTION 2: Who runs Imran Ahmed and @CCDHate? Is it governments? Is it pharma interests?

I asked. Imran Ahmed won’t respond.

6. QUESTION 2: Who runs Imran Ahmed and @CCDHate? Is it governments? Is it pharma interests?

I asked. Imran Ahmed won’t respond.

— Paul D. Thacker (@thackerpd) July 18, 2023

7. Twitter officials discussed taking action based on the CCDH report. “COVID-19 misinfo enforcement team is planning on taking action on a handful of accounts surfaced by the CCDH report.”

7. Twitter officials discussed taking action based on the CCDH report. “COVID-19 misinfo enforcement team is planning on taking action on a handful of accounts surfaced by the CCDH report.” pic.twitter.com/khTr1w6GhF

— Paul D. Thacker (@thackerpd) July 18, 2023

8. Note that Imran Ahmed released his report to coincide with Biden’s vaccine rollout and congressional hearings w/ Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey.

QUESTION: Who is Ahmed working with?

8. Note that Imran Ahmed released his report to coincide with Biden’s vaccine rollout and congressional hearings w/ Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey.

QUESTION: Who is Ahmed working with? pic.twitter.com/iUcHD1sFcN

— Paul D. Thacker (@thackerpd) July 18, 2023

9. Based on this discredited report, Twitter labeled the following tweets. (When Elon Musk took over Twitter, these labels were removed).

9. Based on this discredited report, Twitter labeled the following tweets. (When Elon Musk took over Twitter, these labels were removed). pic.twitter.com/2Q0v5Nk1Ts

— Paul D. Thacker (@thackerpd) July 18, 2023

10. Twitter placed a “Vaccine Safety” label on this tweet where Kennedy sent a letter to Biden. What is wrong with sending the President a letter?

How does this violate safety? It’s just odd.

9. Twitter placed a “Vaccine Safety” label on this tweet where Kennedy sent a letter to Biden. What is wrong with sending the President a letter?

How does this violate safety? It’s just odd. pic.twitter.com/NpZyoWU22T

— Paul D. Thacker (@thackerpd) July 18, 2023

11. Ahmed’s CCDH ran a bumbling campaign the year prior ran the year prior, CCDH targeted 10 websites for allegedly posting racist narratives. One of the group’s they targeted was ZeroHedge

10. Ahmed’s CCDH ran a bumbling campaign the year prior ran the year prior, CCDH targeted 10 websites for allegedly posting racist narratives. One of the group’s they targeted was @zerohedge

— Paul D. Thacker (@thackerpd) July 18, 2023

12. Fact checkers w/ NBC News “verify unit” fell for CCDH’s report,“Google has banned two far-right websites from its advertising platform after research revealed the tech giant was profiting from articles pushing unsubstantiated claims about the Black Lives Matter protests.”

11. Fact checkers w/ NBC News “verify unit” fell for CCDH’s report,“Google has banned two far-right websites from its advertising platform after research revealed the tech giant was profiting from articles pushing unsubstantiated claims about the Black Lives Matter protests.” pic.twitter.com/eXnxf5NO2L

— Paul D. Thacker (@thackerpd) July 18, 2023

13. But Ahmed’s report wasn’t true. Ahmed took passages from the comments section and claimed they were articles. NBC then stealth edited their story.

This is NBC’s “verify” fact check unit, mind you.

12. But Ahmed’s report wasn’t true. Ahmed took passages from the comments section and claimed they were articles. NBC then stealth edited their story.

This is NBC’s “verify” fact check unit, mind you. pic.twitter.com/2BGkfxsz5y

— Paul D. Thacker (@thackerpd) July 18, 2023

14. Another incident involves disinformation researcher Filippo Menczer at the U of Indiana. Back in 2014, a member of the Federal Communications Commission wrote a Washington Post essay calling his federally funded research “Orwellian”

13. Another incident involves disinformation researcher Filippo Menczer at the U of Indiana. Back in 2014, a member of the Federal Communications Commission wrote a Washington Post essay calling his federally funded research “Orwellian” pic.twitter.com/SCiFc1rxoi

— Paul D. Thacker (@thackerpd) July 18, 2023

15. Menczer’s University shot back that his research had nothing to do with “attempting to track political misinformation in a way that would somehow limit free speech.”

14. Menczer’s University shot back that his research had nothing to do with “attempting to track political misinformation in a way that would somehow limit free speech.” pic.twitter.com/7WFD3TVUP9

— Paul D. Thacker (@thackerpd) July 18, 2023

Elon Musk responded to a few of the Twitter Files drops:

Great question! Let’s find out who is funding the destruction of free speech.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 18, 2023

“Anyone know who is supporting this rat?” Elon Musk said of Imran Ahmed.

Anyone know who is supporting this rat?

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 18, 2023

“Who is funding this organization? They spread disinformation and push censorship, while claiming the opposite. Truly evil.” Musk tweeted.

Who is funding this organization? They spread disinformation and push censorship, while claiming the opposite. Truly evil.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 18, 2023