Separately, the United Australia party faces questions about a second candidate defending Russian president
widespread claims on social media regarding US biological weapon facilities operating in Ukraine.
Last week the UAP disendorsed its Macnamara candidate, Jefferson Earl, for his pro-Putin views, with the party leader, Video clips from US broadcasters are being shared in Telegram channels, as well as comments from Donald Trump calling Vladimir Putin a genius.The messaging app Telegram, which allows users to post content in the equivalent of chatrooms or message boards, is favoured by some far-right and conspiracy groups.
“Is Putin really taking on the deep state to drain the swamp?” asked one Australian anti-lockdown voice on his channel with 67,000 subscribers. “They’re taking their lead directly from Trump and his supporters in the US … it’s not at the level of conspiracy, necessarily, because this is what mainstream politicians and news figures are talking about.”
“So if it looks like Russia is invading because they’re evil bullies, these groups would say, ‘No, look for the counter narrative’… they’d say, ‘We can see through the lies of mainstream media, so whatever they say, we have to say the opposite.’”
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