Scottish media accept that Israeli interference against the SNP may be true and accurate in 2026 while that from Russia on referendum irregularities in 2014 was clearly ‘fake and ‘inaccurate’

Covered fairly widely in the Scottish MSM and by BBC Scotland last week:

Scotland’s first minister was targeted by an Israeli firm spreading online disinformation before the Holyrood election, a French government agency has claimed. John Swinney and the SNP were allegedly targeted in accounts linked to BlackCore – a tech company claiming to “shape narratives” who French authorities accused of trying to smear pro-Palestine election candidates.

Disinformation detection service Viginum said hundreds of fake accounts would leave co-ordinated comments on Swinney’s social media posts.Swinney had described the conflict in Gaza as a “man-made humanitarian catastrophe” and said a genocide by Israel may be unfolding.

The SNP went on to win the Scottish Parliament election on 7 May with 58 seats. Swinney was re-elected as first minister shortly afterwards.The first minister described the Viginum report as “deeply concerning”.

He said: “It is clear that orchestrated disinformation campaigns and foreign election interference are issues which need to be taken seriously.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c77yje7n287o

Scotland’s media covered the French reporting with no comment on the veracity of the reporting nor, if it was true, indignation about such interference against the SNP or independence movement.

In December 2017, the Guardian had reports of an opposite tendency from Russia, supporting Scottish independence:

An expert in Russian cyber-operations has accused Russian activists of running a disinformation campaign to discredit the Scottish independence referendum result, by wrongly alleging it was rigged.

Pro-Russian propagandists used Twitter, fake videos on YouTube and Facebook accounts to make and then spread false allegations that votes were interfered with to ensure victory for pro-UK campaigners, according to Ben Nimmo, an analyst for the US thinktank the Atlantic Council, which is part of the Atlantic Treaty Organisation linked to Nato.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/dec/13/russian-cyber-activists-tried-to-discredit-scottish-independence-vote-says-analyst

In sharp contrast with their lack of opinion, of concern, at the Israeli undermining of the SNP, they had been quick to attack the Russian ‘internet trolls‘. In the Herald:

‘Experts?’ Not named.

‘Fake’, ‘inaccurate?’ Only the pro-independence messages are described as such. By implication, uncontested, the Israeli comment can be true, accurate.

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6 thoughts on “Scottish media accept that Israeli interference against the SNP may be true and accurate in 2026 while that from Russia on referendum irregularities in 2014 was clearly ‘fake and ‘inaccurate’”

    1. Hi Bill

      Usually it’s because of something offensive or too contrary of the main thrust of TuS.

      I’ve blocked hundreds and you’re the first to question it so maybe we made a mistake.

      I’ll have a look and get back

      John

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  3. I would not be surprised if the 2014 referendum was interfered with by the BritNat state. There were a couple of people in Argyll who started crunching the numbers re votes in that area after the indy ref and, they found some worrying anomalies in the votes cast. Where I think they said some voters who had been unable to vote because er, they had died, but were still on the register, and were counted as ‘no’ voters. I can’t remember who the people were but I don’t think the electoral commission were interested, there were other issues apparently, that were ignored.

    Remember no international observers were in attendance at the count either…also postal ballots were driven down to England to be counted, (that alone should have rendered the result null and void) that tory trougher can’t remember her name, boasted that she’d seen those ballots and said ‘no’ had won the referendum.

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  4. Facebook was illegally selling people’s details. Breaking the data protection Act. Gerrymandering polling companies. Breaking Electoral rules.

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