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Thu Mar 12, 2020, 06:54 PM Mar 2020

Russian Trolls Are Back

Russian Trolls Are Back

March 12, 2020 at 5:30 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 57 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2020/03/12/russian-trolls-are-back/

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CNN: “In 2016, much of the trolling aimed at the US election operated from an office block in St. Petersburg, Russia. A months-long CNN investigation has discovered that, in this election cycle, at least part of the campaign has been outsourced — to trolls in the west African nations of Ghana and Nigeria.”

“They have focused almost exclusively on racial issues in the US, promoting black empowerment and often displaying anger towards white Americans. The goal, according to experts who follow Russian disinformation campaigns, is to inflame divisions among Americans and provoke social unrest.”

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