A network of suspected Russian social media accounts began propagating stories today about voter fraud in Texas, Florida and Ohio, according to the cyber firm Recorded Future. All are key battleground states where Dems are hoping to notch important gains. https://t.co/u8ka60i5HC
— Dustin Volz (@dnvolz) November 7, 2018
there’s more:
Take a look: 1.1 million bots are participating in America's social media political discussions. https://t.co/QYwyaBH2i5
— Larry Sabato (@LarrySabato) November 1, 2018
Oy. Last week, bots were driving 60% of the Twitter conversation about the caravan. (And you can now track the bot activity on any news topic at https://t.co/GlXnBuVrS6.) @issielapowsky https://t.co/I9L1uE64pU
— Nicholas Thompson (@nxthompson) October 30, 2018
EXCLUSIVE: Russian propaganda veterans are pushing Candace Owens' #Blexit campaign. https://t.co/oRuBpGYmmd
— Noah Shachtman (@NoahShachtman) November 3, 2018
Within moments of @Acosta asking his question at the presser this morning, hundreds of accounts began spamming multiple hashtags accusing him of assault.
Those same accounts are now pushing the narrative he should be arrested.
Here is one example: pic.twitter.com/tW8QpR8X9J
— Leah McElrath (@leahmcelrath) November 8, 2018
NEW: The Mueller-indicted Russian troll farm known as the Internet Research Agency is apparently declaring victory in the U.S. election and warning “citizens of the United States of America” that “your intelligence agencies are powerless” https://t.co/Pxf9hQ4tl2
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) November 8, 2018
New from me: A Russian troll farm set an elaborate social media trap for the midterms — and no one bithttps://t.co/otLa7eOlbR
— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) November 8, 2018
Late on election night, Facebook said it had blocked over 100 accounts on concerns they were linked to Russian efforts to influence U.S. voters https://t.co/1f2eR8UEx0
— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 7, 2018
Sad! 