Information wars: The digital mafia weaponising local news

In part two of our investigation into the disinformation barons, Steve Dinneen dives into a world where hostile factions run smear campaigns for cash and victims have nowhere to hide. To catch up on the first part, follow this link - Pink slime in 2002: The high-calorie paste made from animal offcuts - Pink slime in the 2010s: Cheap online content created to drive clicks - Pink slime today: Sophisticated, for-profit disinformation networks “A fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years. ” This is not the response I was expecting when I contacted a website I suspected of being part of an international disinformation network.

I wasn’t expecting a response at all. But over a series of emails, I have what might be the first interview with someone running a ‘pink slime’ operation.