Fake news: Tories create X account to plant stories in Welsh media

God is watching Rev Millar and she is not impressed...

This is a very disturbing and deeply unpleasant discovery. There should be repercussions for all those involved.

Why don't these pathetic has been tory's crawl back under the rock they came from . Disgraceful behaviour.

Perhaps they'll investigate the waste caused by the Welsh Gov not having a VIP lane during COVID which resulted in an unexpected PPE underspend of £150m being clawed back by an embarrassed Whitehall.

This the Darren Millar that went to worship at the feet of a convicted felon and abuser and who is a self confessed sexual abuser that cheated on his wife with a a porn star then tried to bribe the porn star and let loose a nazi saluting holocaust denier who also called a decorated US vet a traitor? (I didn't make any of that up, come on Cons, where are your morals)

Excellent detective work guys - i wonder if it's them (or reform) who are behind the 'Doge Wales' account that was set up on X last month?

Is anyone who doesn't share Tommy Robinson's brand of politics still on X?

This seems to suggest that the Conservative party, in Wales at least, is now opting to adopt a Trumpish style of politicking. I was, very long ago in the party's saner days, a Conservative supporter. They can't now look for support from me, and, come next year's Senedd election campaign, I'll be making that pungently clear to any Tory canvasser who might ring my door-bell.

Waist Watch Wales; TC and the Rev, the long and the short of Unicorn Horns...

You get what you deserve. Comments on here on the what is a woman question were all into the Tories. They are and always will be the anti anyone not a white old man. Conserving the bad times, not improving anything, especially for females. Creating a Trumpian outlook

So what? What does it matter who's behind the account if they're telling the truth? Otherwise it sounds like playing the man, not the ball. It's meant to be the job of journalists to uncover this sort of wastage and abuse. No wonder Wales is getting steadily poorer under Labour's watch when this sort of profligacy goes on without them ever being held to account.

I'll take that as a no.

That's not the point is it. Why the subterfuge?

A cowardly way of doing business but they're not called Toxic Tories for nothing. Be honest, open and upfront with criticisms, but they hide behind anonymity to fight their culture wars.

Waste Watch Wales! Myn uffarn ni! The very same week we hear from the Covid Inquiry that the Tories funnelled hundreds of millions to their mates for dodgy PPE deals—gowns that probably fell apart faster than their moral compass! And who was sat there, watching it all unfold, saying nothing? Smug David Davies, of course—back then, just another Tory MP keeping his mouth shut and his mates happy. Now, don’t get me wrong—governments could always be more efficient. Most big organisations could. I was talking to my mate who works for Amazon about it last week. But at least Welsh Labour—led by an FM with all the charisma of a damp leek, I’ll admit—isn’t blatantly stuffing their own pockets like the Tories did. Priorities, isn’t it?

What they are reporting is accurate. They are not fake news. These accounts wouldn't get traction if there weren't a gap in the market for non-leftist journalism in Wales. Why doesn't this site expose controversial spending on the bureaucracy and its left wing ideological schemes? It's easy enough to do. We can but guess.

So they're publicising facts from freedom of information requests. What part of that is fake news?!

Is this really any different to the Wales Tourism Alliance?

Any Tory canvasser calling on me will be made swiftly aware that s/he's not smelt anything like it before! Though I suppose I should hold at least something in reserve in case I get a Reform canvasser!

Yes, criticise the Welsh Labour government for its waste, lack of ambition and failure to stand up for Wales. But do it in the open not using a fake accounts spreading misinformation and disinformation as seen when English Tory MPs aided & abetted by treacherous failures Andrew RT Davies & Darren Millar used X & Facebook to lie about the 20 mph blanket ban resulting in their supporters damaging signs putting lives at risk and costing local authorities thousands to replace. This is how low the English Conservative party in the Senedd will go, not Welsh by the way , because they will never be a Welsh party but a English Conservative cancer that's trying to eat Wales from within. Pure scum.

You have no shame. To aid a political party who throughout their shameful history have used & abused Wales truly skin crawling.

“A Welsh Conservative spokesperson said: “David TC Davies does not run the Waste Watch Wales account, but many people know who does and that person wishes to remain anonymous.” Well, hardly anonymous if so many people know who it is. The truth will out, just not from this lot.

This is something Reform would do.

I've read a few of these FOI responses. It's fact not fake. I'd also rather be accurately informed around suspicions of waste but plenty of money for Welsh labours' often niche & indulgent priorities and many know full well how infrequent their priorities align with Welsh citizens'. Talk about shooting the messenger and ignoring the message even if it does seem a little covert! Doge Cymru is currently but a whisper - but no one wants waste of taxes that by now seem to reach nowhere compared to times we were poorer... Pay more get less IS a huge issue... Glad someone is looking, exposing and holding the monopoly to account!

Not even trying to conceal their dishonesty. And they wonder why they're struggling in the polls.