07-06-2023, 05:21 AM
https://www.kokomotribune.com/news/kokomo-man-caught-up-in-twitter-rumors-spread-by-floridas-rebekah-jones/article_04baac02-15dd-11ee-89d2-6fae00992f8e.html wrote:On April 8, a well-known former Florida data scientist Rebekah Jones accused a Kokomo man in a tweet of being a cyber terrorist and paid operative who was utilizing an anonymous Twitter account to attack critics of presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Jones alleged Robert Andrew McGimpsey, of Kokomo, of being behind Twitter account @MaxNordau, working with Christina Pushaw, DeSantis’ rapid response director of his presidential campaign, and leaking “selectively edited footage” of Jones’ son hours after he was arrested for allegedly threatening to shoot up a school.
The tweet has been viewed over 2 million times.
It’s not the first time Jones has accused McGimpsey. She’s also accused him of being a white nationalist, Christian nationalist and serial stalker. In one tweet, Jones claimed @MaxNordau has tweeted about her more than 150,000 times.
Almost daily, the @MaxNordau account tweets directly at her, usually in comment sections, or about her. Whoever is behind the account is a prolific Twitter user, tweeting numerous times per hour. The account has amassed over 230,000 tweets since it was created in 2012.
However, there is no clear evidence McGimpsey is behind the @MaxNordau account, but that hasn’t stopped Jones and others from peddling the claim ad nauseum.
And the story only gets stranger.
Quote:Jarvis and Jones haven’t only accused McGimpsey of running an account dedicated to amplifying pro-DeSantis content and tweeting at and about the Florida woman. They also claim McGimpsey and the account are paid by DeSantis’ team to do so.
Specifically, Jarvis said McGimpsey is working for Christina Pushaw, the rapid response director for the Republican presidential candidate. She was also his governor press secretary before moving to her current position.
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Jarvis bases his claim around the fact that the @MaxNordau account has interacted with Pushaw on Twitter and the two accounts, plus a few others, often pop up in the same comment threads and discussions.
“It’s all very consistent,” he said.
Asked if there is a paper trail, proving McGimpsey or @MaxNordau are compensated, Jarvis said, “That’s one of the few things they hid pretty well.”
Quote:The story took a turn Wednesday when Laura Loomer, a right-wing internet personality with a history of anti-Muslim statements, accused Bryan Griffin, press secretary for DeSantis' presidential campaign, of being @MaxNordau.
Loomer posted a video to Twitter comparing the voices of Griffin and @MaxNordau, alleging they are the same. While the voices might sound similar, it does not appear they are the same person. The user behind the account denied being Griffin.
Jones ran with the tweet from Loomer, alleging four people are using the account, including McGimpsey and Griffin.
Quote:Jones has accused or suggested at least seven others could be running the account, including a school communications director, a cop and Pushaw.
@MaxNordau denied being any of these people.
