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muriel_volestrangler

(101,322 posts) Sat Sep 12, 2015, 05:22 AM Sep 2015

FBI says 'Australian IS jihadist' is actually a Jewish American troll named Joshua Ryne Goldberg

The reason for posting this in I/P is the later part of the article, which references an event there were a couple of I/P threads about earlier this year (if you'd rather I did think of a more meaningful headline, let me know):

A young Jewish American man has been charged with pretending to be an Australian-based Islamic State jihadist after a FBI joint investigation with the Australian Federal Police based on information provided by Fairfax Media.
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Fairfax media can also reveal that Goldberg, as Australi Witness, is suspected of a number of other online hoaxes, including posing online as prominent Australian lawyer, Josh Bornstein.
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In the Bornstein hoax, Goldberg established a blog on the Times of Israel in the lawyer's name before posting an inflammatory article calling for the "extermination" of Palestinians. The Times retracted the article and apologised, and Bornstein went public with the story saying "I deplore racism…I've fought racism since I was four years old".

When confronted, Goldberg boasted he had avoided detection, saying, "That guy has no idea. He thinks (online radical right wing website) Daily Stormer did it." He also said he wanted to obtain Bornstein's real life address, in order to "freak him out even more".

http://www.smh.com.au/national/australian-is-jihadist-is-actually-an-jewish-american-troll-20150911-gjk852.html

DU threads:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/113499594
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1134103402
A multiple-level troll and hoaxer, it seems.

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FBI says 'Australian IS jihadist' is actually a Jewish American troll named Joshua Ryne Goldberg (Original Post) muriel_volestrangler Sep 2015 OP

This kind of thing gets people killed, it does. nt bemildred Sep 2015 #1

James O'Keefe types exist in many flavors among those whose ideas can't gain traction on their own GoneFishin Sep 2015 #2

LOL! R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2015 #3

bemildred

(90,061 posts)

1. This kind of thing gets people killed, it does. nt

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Sat Sep 12, 2015, 07:21 AM

Sep 2015

GoneFishin

(5,217 posts)

2. James O'Keefe types exist in many flavors among those whose ideas can't gain traction on their own

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Sat Sep 12, 2015, 08:19 AM

Sep 2015

James O'Keefe types exist in many flavors among those whose ideas can't gain traction on their own merit.

Selling bullshit doesn't work if you let the prospective buyer examine the turd up close. The buyer has to be manipulated.

R. Daneel Olivaw

(12,606 posts)

3. LOL!

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Sat Sep 12, 2015, 09:21 AM

Sep 2015

Joshua Ryne Goldberg, a 20-year old living at his parents' house in US state of Florida, is accused of posing online as "Australi Witness," an IS supporter who publicly called for a series of attacks against individuals and events in western countries.

What an asshole. I wonder if he has ever posted here?

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