Several Twitter accounts posed as U.S. news organizations to falsely declare election victories for Democrat Joe Biden, in what appeared to be a coordinated campaign to inject disinformation into conversation about the presidential contest. Read the full story here.
The Russian operation to influence Americans through social media included an effort to persuade business owners to buy into a marketing campaign and turn over private information. Read the full story here.
Everybody knows Russian trolls love U.S. politics. But did you know they also really like the canceled Comedy Central game show @midnight with Chris Hardwick? Read the full story here.
Newly identified Twitter accounts were until recently still tweeting out politically divisive messages as midterm elections approach. Read the full story here.
The extent of Russian trolls’ social-media activity remains unknown. “We know something happened, but the public doesn’t know exactly what,” one expert said. Read the full story here.
The federal government’s troubles combating Russian trolls spreading fake news isn’t its only problem on social media. It is also struggling to keep track of which accounts are its own. Read the full story here.
Weeks after Donald Trump was elected president, Russia-backed online “trolls” flooded social media to try to block Mitt Romney from securing a top job in the incoming administration, a Wall Street Journal analysis shows. Read the full story here.
Russian operators used social media to pitch fake business directories and petitions in return for information. Read the full story here.
An analysis of 221,641 tweets shows Russian trolls tried to incite chaos, fear and outrage about fake events before their election activity, as if they were testing to see how much they could get Americans to believe. Read the full story here.
Russian Twitter accounts began heaping praise on Donald Trump and ripping his rivals earlier than previously thought–within weeks after he announced his bid for the presidency in June 2015. Read the full story here.
Political consultant Aaron Nevins received documents from hacker ‘Guccifer 2.0’ and posted some on his blog. Read the full story here.