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Related: About this forumFBI 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
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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
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bemildred
(90,061 posts)1. This kind of thing gets people killed, it does. nt
GoneFishin
(5,217 posts)2. James O'Keefe types exist in many flavors among those whose ideas can't gain traction on their own
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!
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?