A lot has been written about how Russia tried to influence the U.S. public during the 2016 presidential election. 1/ https://www.recode.net/2017/9/28/16380544/twitter-facebook-reddit-russia-fake-news-clinton-trump-presidential-election-2016-social-media?utm_campaign=recode.social&utm_content=recode&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter …
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The reach of Russian misinformation on Twitter is so vast that other respected news orgs did not escape unscathed, either. /10pic.twitter.com/uSgu11OiEu
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Miami Herald included tweet from troll account
@BlackToLive. CBS Sports cited in story about Colin Kaepernick. /11https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/report-african-american-history-museum-to-host-a-colin-kaepernick-exhibit/ …Show this thread -
Even http://Vox.com , our sister site, was not immune: Tweet from Russian troll was in Oct. 2016 piece. /12https://www.vox.com/identities/2016/10/24/13385942/emmett-till-memorial-sign-vandalized-racism-racist-resentment-politics-trump?utm_campaign=vox.social&utm_content=recode&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter …
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Kremlin troll accounts appeared repeatedly over two years on Infowars, the infamous, conspiracy-minded site helmed by Alex Jones. /13
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@WashingtonPost and McClatchy have told us they plan to review their content. /14pic.twitter.com/tRzIFhXx1W
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Russia’s disinformation efforts appeared to have exceptional reach. On Dec. 1, 2016, Russian Twitter accounts were cited in 164 stories./15pic.twitter.com/mSIVoRnAso
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To US lawmakers, at least, these & other tweets illustrate the pervasiveness of Russia’s efforts to spread disinformation to the public./16pic.twitter.com/ZB1tnbKvWd
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You can read our full story with other examples of Russian Twitter trolls here. /17https://www.recode.net/2017/11/3/16599816/washington-post-mcclatchy-miami-herald-ap-russian-propaganda-twitter?utm_campaign=recode.social&utm_content=recode&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter …
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And you can also check out Twitter's list of 2,752 Russian troll Twitter accounts that it has suspended. /18 https://www.recode.net/2017/11/2/16598312/russia-twitter-trump-twitter-deactivated-handle-list?utm_campaign=recode.social&utm_content=recode&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter …
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