April 2018 attack on dissent

Attack
TO DO:
 * Russian Trolls Denied Syrian Gas Attack—Before It Happened - Adam Rawnsley, Daily Beast, April 12, 2018
 * Senior UK boffins accused of ‘spreading pro-Assad conspiracy theories' - Daily Mail, April 14, 2018
 * Syria war: The online activists pushing conspiracy theories - BBC, April 19, 2018
 * How An Obscure British Blogger Became Russia's Key Witness Against The White Helmets - Chris York, Huffington Post, April 23, 2018
 * Logical Fallacies Fuel Kremlin Disinfo - Atlantic Council, April 23, 2018
 * Noted: Ad Hominem Fallacy, on top of the list here, appears to negate the gist of the attack in the previous entry on Vanessa Beeley ?
 * Atlantic Council
 * The Times
 * Sunday Times: Anti-semites lurking in...
 * BBC
 * 2 x The Guardian
 * Sky News
 * etc.

Response

 * Academic Freedom And Setting An Example - Tim Hayward, April 20, 2018
 * SyrianGirl Bot claims she is human - April 20, 2018 (video)
 * ‘I’ve seen the censorship’: Syrian blogger tells RT how she was labeled a ‘Russian bot’ (VIDEO) - RT, April 23, 2018
 * Another person accused of being ‘Russian troll’ by Times newspaper for non-mainstream views - RT, April 23, 2018

Analysis

 * The Guardian, “Russian bots” and the dehumanisation of dissent - Kit, OffGuardian, April 20, 2018
 * The Media War On Truthful Reporting And Legitimate Opinions - A Documentary - Moon of Alabama, April 21, 2018
 * Index on Disgrace - Craig Murray, April 22, 2018
 * MSM Is Frantically Attacking Dissenting Syria Narratives, And It Looks Really Bad - Caitlin Johnstone, April 23, 2018