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Saturday, October 21, 2017

Russia-Sponsored Troll Networks Still Operating, Targeting America

October 20, 2017 6:01 am

Putin Tells U.S. To Stop Making Fun Of Trump

October 20, 2017 5:56 am

Trump Campaign Staff Promoted Russian Trolling

October 20, 2017 5:18 am

Reprinted with permission from AlterNet.

Multiple members of Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, including Donald Trump Jr., campaign manager Kellyanne Conway and other staffers circulated tweets by professional trolls on the payroll of the Russian government, according to a startling new report from the Daily Beast.

According to the Daily Beast:

“The Twitter account @Ten_GOP, which called itself the ‘Unofficial Twitter account of Tennessee Republicans,’ was operated from the Kremlin-backed ‘Russian troll farm,’ or Internet Research Agency, a source familiar with the account confirmed.”

The Russian-backed organization responsible for the tweets engaged in a widespread influence campaign that included popular social media platforms Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram.…

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