https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/inside-the-tactics-of-definers-facebook-s-attack-dog-20181116-p50gi9.html
The documents obtained by The New York Times provide a deeper look at Definers’ tactics to discredit Facebook’s critics. It reported on Wednesday that Definers also distributed research documents to reporters that cast liberal donor George Soros as an unacknowledged force behind activists protesting against Facebook, and helped publish articles criticising Facebook’s rivals on what was designed to look like a typical conservative news site.
A key part of Definers’ strategy was NTK Network, a website that appeared to be a run-of-the-mill news aggregator with a right-wing slant. In fact, many of NTK Network’s stories were written by employees at Definers and America Rising, a sister firm, to criticise rivals of their clients, according to one former employee not allowed to speak about it publicly. The three outfits share some staff and offices in Arlington, Virginia.
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