It bears repeating: TPUSA literally ran a business model of flooding the zone with coordinated wording, powered by teens
Here's a story from 2020 about it, regarding his work on election truthers conspiracies that fueled January 6
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2020/09/25/fake-social-media-turning-point-usa
In a statement to the Post, Turning Point USA said the notion that they are sponsoring a troll farm is a “gross mischaracterization.” Instead, they're adapting to the coronavirus pandemic and paying people to do their jobs online that they would have otherwise paid them to do in the field, the statement added.
Brookie says any work done in the field like Turning Point USA suggests, such as door knocking, would have received a much smaller audience than online.
The purpose of these disinformation campaigns are to go viral, he says. Twitter and Facebook seem to be concerned because they have suspended some of the accounts associated with the Phoenix troll farm.
Yet it’s unclear what the grounds are for yanking these accounts, he says. The social networks are facing enormous pressure to moderate the spread of fake information on their platforms during both an election year and global public health crisis, he says.
Brookie says he’s “not entirely sure” if there’s any evidence that the Republican Party itself is at all involved in funding this kind of operation or funding Turning Point USA. Kirk, the organization’s founder, is an adamant supporter of President Trump.
“He has attended multiple rallies with the Trump campaign. He's an outspoken advocate and surrogate for the campaign,” he says. “And so the amplification to a larger audience, regardless of the source of funding, is the same.”