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Is Putin The “Hidden Hand” Boosting Candace — Without Her Knowledge?

It finally clicked for me: Candace Owens’ reach may be getting a significant boost from coordinated inauthentic activity, and Russia is a plausible beneficiary.

Gary Melton (Paramount Tactical) and SuperGrok analysis suggest that while Owens has many genuine supporters, a large number of fake or low-quality accounts also amplify her content. No direct coordination with any third party is being alleged here.

Here are the core messages, condensed:

  • Trump is compromised, misled, or betraying his base.
  • Israel is demonic, occult, or spiritually corrupt.
  • U.S. foreign policy is controlled by Israeli interests.
  • The CIA or “deep state” caused or prolonged the Ukraine war.
  • Ukraine is connected to a hidden “Khazarian” or Jewish conspiracy.
  • Official history on events like 9/11 or JFK cannot be trusted.

A lot of the suspicious activity around Candace’s posts seems bot-like: accounts with no profile pictures, no followers, and identical comments posted at the same time. Those accounts often like and share her posts, creating the impression that her views are far more popular than they really are.

Much of the activity appears to center on highly divisive issues, especially Ukraine and Israel.

Russia is a plausible foreign actor to consider here. Boosting a high-profile American commentator is efficient because it lets Russian-aligned messages ride on an existing audience and spread through comments, replies, and shares.

Why would that matter? Because mass repetition creates social proof. If people see hundreds or thousands of nearly identical comments, they may assume the message reflects a broad consensus.

It also serves a strategic purpose: rather than making people “love Russia,” the goal is often to deepen anger, division, and mistrust inside the U.S. By amplifying the most polarizing issues, these campaigns keep Americans focused on internal conflict instead of external threats.

And if the activity is exposed, plausible deniability remains. Russia can claim it never paid for specific accounts, while still benefiting from the spread of its preferred narratives.

See:

https://x.com/paramounttactcl/status/2038152807853805594?s=46

Written with the help of AI. AI image.