Just that. Someone uploaded this photo of Zelensky allegedly taking a selfie in Kupiansk, which is supposed to be a city already taken by Russian forces. I am not really informed of the situation in Kupiansk, but this is not the issue for me.
In the Politics subreddit, where this was published, the comments are overwhelmingly pro Ukraine, which, well, checks out. But what I find kind of trollish, are the comments surrounding Zelenksy. It’s like reading the five-star comments of the Google Play Services app in the Play Store, or something. They repeatedly talk about how big and glorious are Zelensky’s balls? Praising his balls, even though, he is a smaller guy? They praise the bold actions of Zelensky calling him a European hero, imagining his heroic dialogues as in some cheap hollywood movie, etc. To me, it just feels utterly fake? I mean, AI fake.
What do you make of this, guys? Please, remember, it’s not about the conflict itself.


Not all of it is organic. In 2013, the city “most addicted to Reddit” was a US air force base that houses “offensive cyberspace operations.” Presumably they use VPNs to obscure their location nowadays.
Archive of Reddit blog entry: Get ready for Global reddit Meetup Day, plus some stats about top reddit cities and languages.
DuckDuckGo search: “eglin air force base cyberspace”
Not all of any social media, including Reddit but also fediverse, is going to be organic. Not that that means the general sentiments aren’t real.
Reddit’s policy director is CIA agent
I got as far as
I didn’t see any mention of The Atlantic Council in it. Does the link lead to the correct document or did I just miss it?
E: It directs me to the front page of the reading room, not to a pdf
The organic sentiments are real, but they’re also manipulated by inorganic “offensive cyberspace operations.”
For example: A Reddit AMA Claiming To Be A Uyghur Quickly Exposes A CIA Asset Slandering China
Previously.
I’m not seeing anything in that article saying she isn’t Uyghur. It mentions that she has a degree from Xinjiang University which is located in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
I think you could better word your post to reflect that you’re suspicious about her claims for who she has worked for instead of her being Uyghur, if I understood correctly what’s happening
Uyghur or not, she was lying for US empire. Previously:
See also, Citations Needed podcast:
US Meddling, the Limits of ‘Agency’ Discourse and How Media Chooses Which ‘Voices’ To Center
The Human Rights Concern Troll Industrial Complex
I think the other guy is correct. She’s probably Uyghur but her claims is not trustworthy. If I recall correctly she also said in the AMA that she worked for Radio Free Asia, which the redditors didn’t saw as a problem.
It’s just that when it’s titled “Reddit AMA **claiming** to be A Uyghur…” you sorta expect it to be scrutinizing that particular claim. Should be titled differently imo
I see what you’re saying. If it were my article I’d have titled it differently.
Why isn’t China coloured blue?
Why would it be? https://english.news.cn/20250813/7d91f27638ce4c88b084507102328721/c.html
https://www.unrwa.org/how-you-can-help/how-we-are-funded?__cf_chl_tk=umkyw6.r3iovl_3f7qbn8sty7wmh6jy7hbeunrcjif8-1765603296-1.0.1.1-.paevfa3rmqkxijt0klikfen2pikvegndzt.rfizjxo
Again, what’s your point? China is not among the countries that suspended funding after al Aqsa Flood.
Also xinjiang:
ZOMG China has prisons?!
As well the NYT has published the xinjiang papers an official document outlining how the education centers are ran.
Sorry my comments are a bit fragmented but I want genuine criticism of the sources I have provided.
Is this the same NYT that published Screams without Words?
Had you engaged with the materials I provided, you wouldn’t be asking me to refute things that those materials already refute.
Also there are photos showing an unessesary security drill, not enough evidence by itself but still pretty compelling.
Also the UN has interviewed Xinjiang detainees claiming there human rights have been abused. They have released it in this article
Ok I deserve that lol.
Although can you debunk the china cables?
Xinjiang has prisons? Big if true.