So who actually paid for the ads on Facebook?

[garybeck]

They say follow the money, right?

Am I missing something because I have not heard the msm really explaining the money trail on the ads, we know there was at least $100k on Facebook alone. Nyt says the ads are " linked by a trail of ruble payments to a Russian company with Kremlin ties."

What?? Payments TO a Russian company?

If the Russians were paying for ads, wouldn't it say payments FROM a Russian company? If it is TO a Russian company, where is it coming from? And how does it get from the Russian company to Facebook?

[radical noodle]

1. I think they follow the trail back

to Russia. That doesn't mean they're paying Russia. With these investigations, you would start at the end point and work your way back to the beginning... a Russian company. Linked by a trail (of ruble payments) to a Russian company... so it's the trail, not the payments that are linked.

[wishstar]

2. Ads are linked to a Russian company that paid Facebook in rubles

My understanding is that it has been definitely revealed that Facebook actually was paid in rubles by the Russian company!

[Ernest Partridge]

3. Putin and his henchmen scheming;

H. "We could secretly place some ads on the American social media."

P. "Well, OK, provided that you see to it that it is not traced back to us Russians."

H. "OK, Chief. We'll keep it secret. Anybody got some spare rubles so we can pay for this?"

GIMME A BREAK!

[Irish_Dem]

4. The Russians were so brazen, they didn't bother hiding their tracks.

Stealing the election was like taking candy from a baby.