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Reposted by Niels van der Pol
5/9
Earlier, the same bot network posted >5000 replies to influence Wisconsin's Supreme Court judge election—a race with a record budget.

Elon Musk heavily funded the GOP candidate's campaign, including two $1M cheques awarded to voters.
November 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Reposted by Niels van der Pol
4/9
With ~80% accounts created on Sep..Oct 2024 and a human-impossible typing rate reaching >200 words per minute, this AI-powered network previously exposed its recurring prompt:

⚠️ Do not use Hashtags or use #
⚠️ Do not tag or use @
⚠️ Keep your reply under 25 words
November 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Reposted by Niels van der Pol
3/9
The only two topics of "interest" lately beyond the Virginia AG race for these bot accounts were:

🎯 Trump is working hard to reduce drug costs
🎯 Trump is making our borders secure to keep our country safe
November 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Reposted by Niels van der Pol
2/9
A typical bot replied to an unrelated post by a Dem delegate / senator:

💬 Hey @username, shouldn't Jay Jones withdraw from the race after his texts about Todd Gilbert? 280 characters

The self-incriminating inclusion of "@username" and "280 chars" exposed the automation.
November 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Zeer! Waar is de zomer van '47? .. of moet ik m'n hek bouwe
August 14, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Sympathieke Barry Smit plug
August 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
au
June 18, 2025 at 6:28 PM