RT stars in ODNI report on 'Russian activities and intentions' in US presidential election

[FarCenter]

The US intelligence community has released the unclassified findings of its investigation into what it says was Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, hours after President-elect Donald Trump received a briefing on the probe.

The ODNI devoted seven pages to RT and its influence on the election “by serving as a platform for Kremlin messaging to Russian and international audiences." The report claimed "Russian media made increasingly favorable comments about President-elect Trump as the 2016 US general and primary election campaigns progressed while consistently offering negative coverage of Secretary Clinton.”

RT’s pro-Trump campaign began in March 2016, according to the ODNI, by “consistently” casting Trump “as the target of unfair coverage from traditional US media outlets” that were “subservient to a corrupt political establishment.”

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) released the report called “Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent US Elections” on Friday afternoon.

The report did not provide any hard evidence of Russian interference, relying instead on analyses from the CIA, FBI and NSA that drew on intelligence collected by the three agencies. The CIA and FBI have “high confidence” in the results of the report, while the NSA only has “moderate confidence.”

https://www.rt.com/usa/372864-odni-report-russia-hacking/

They have the full text of the report available.

[MADem]

1. I was often called everything short of an asshole for objecting to the use of that shit source here.

I'm glad that my instincts were proved correct.

[herding cats]

2. To the people who argued with me how they were more fair than US news sources...

The jokes on you. You were played for fools by a propaganda outlet. I warned you, you know I did, you just didn't want to hear me.

[Ilsa]

3. Casting Trump as being unfairly maligned

by traditional media outlets worked for a lot of people who ended up supporting DT. I know of people who were extremely angered by the so-called unfair coverage and political correctness.

[emulatorloo]

4. You have another link besides Putin Today?

Here's a direct one:

https://www.dni.gov/files/documents/ICA_2017_01.pdf

RT is not the "star" of the report. There's plenty on the cyber attacks/hacking

[roamer65]

5. RT should be banned from the USA.

It is a propaganda vehicle of the Russian government, designed to spread discord within the United States.

If anyone works for that channel, they are basically on the payroll of the Russian government.

[herding cats]

6. It should be banned from DU at least.

At least the majority of the Russian trolls have left the site.

[Ligyron]

7. Didn't that nutbag Gen Flynn have a show on RT or something?

I think the WS brotherhood is probably the link between he, several other hangers on surrounding Dump - to Puty-poo.