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Substack journalist Matt Taibbi fired back at comments made by Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, who was swept up in the latest Twitter Files.
On Saturday, Taibbi revealed an October 2018 email from then-Twitter’s public policy manager saying that he “spoke” with King’s campaign manager as the senator was seeking reelection regarding a lengthy list of what were dubbed “suspicious Twitter accounts” that the campaign flagged.
The list, posted in a Google doc that also included flagged Facebook users and groups, labeled hundreds of Twitter accounts as either “bots” or “trolls.” Reasons why the tweets were flagged varied from “Rand Paul visit excitement” and “Mentions immigration,” to being followed by his Republican opponent.
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Matt Taibbi took aim at Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, in Saturday’s installment of the Twitter Files. (Daniel Zuchnik/WireImage)
King, an independent who caucuses with Senate Democrats, claims his campaign was merely trying to combat “misinformation.”
“Listen, I don’t mind a vigorous campaign,” King told News Center Maine on Tuesday. “Let’s argue about the issues and debate, but let’s be honest about what the facts are, what I say, what my opponents say.”
“And the voters have to be wary that people are actively trying to mislead them. So, you know, if somebody’s gonna come after me with a misleading – misinformation, I’m gonna respond,” the lawmaker continued.
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Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, was the latest lawmaker to be swept up in the Twitter Files. (REUTERS/Leah Millis)
Taibbi slammed King’s claim that he embraces a “vigorous” campaign.
“Dear @SenAngusKing: sending a list of ‘suspicious accounts’ to Twitter and Facebook is the opposite of having a vigorous debate,” Taibbi tweeted. “If you think what people tweet or post is misleading, argue that…
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