Originally Posted by
Dan Druff
I haven't seen any BS right wing blue check accounts. Yeah, I've seen some with conspiratorial material, but they had a following. I've never seen the right wing equivalent of this Trusted Report Team account. Maybe you have, though, BCR. Can you link one of them next time you run into it?
Looking at this guy's other blogs, he seems more like a troll/parody type guy, and not even someone trying to put out serious political commentary. For example, his "Ministry of Chargebacks" blog, while barely used, pretends to be an official authority on (presumably credit card) chargebacks.
I guess it's possible he's trying to branch out into fact checking now, but I'd love to know how he pulled off the blue check mark, especially given that they're supposedly not being awarded anymore.
The protecting of his tweets was interesting, too. You'd think he'd WANT publicity, even on the negative side. If the right wing hates you, then the left is more likely to be warm to you.
But it kind of looks like his plan was to slowly build up credibility and a following, and not go viral at the beginning of the whole thing, thus raising questions about his credentials and lack of following.
Bizarre.