In a recent article published by Tagesschau on 13 August 2024, Christoph Bieber, research professor at the Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS) in Bochum, analyses Donald Trump’s communication strategy on the X platform (formerly Twitter). Bieber describes how Trump uses defamation or slander as part of his political campaign strategy.
Bieber explains that this deliberate falsehood can be placed in line with Trump’s continued claim that he did not lose the 2020 presidential election. The conspiracy narrative about the alleged coup or ‘coup’ in the nomination of Kamala Harris thus becomes a sub-narrative of the so-called ‘Big Lie’ that Trump continues to propagate.
The full article is available on the Tagesschau website: Trump and Musk on X – A conversation “as a sign of weakness”.