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Russian "troll farm" organization
Yes — multiple U.S. government investigations and independent reporting conclude that the Russian government mounted a broad, coordinated operation aimed at aiding Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential bid...
The 2016 campaign featured a coordinated Russian information operation that used fake accounts, bots, and hacked material to amplify divisive content and target specific U.S. audiences; U.S. investiga...
Research and reporting show Russian disinformation operates across major platforms — X (Twitter), Facebook/Instagram (Meta), Telegram, YouTube, Reddit and regionally prominent platforms like VK — expl...
The Mueller Report concluded that the Russian government “interfered in the 2016 presidential election in sweeping and systematic fashion,” using two principal operations: a social‑media campaign run ...
Multiple U.S. investigations and independent research established that Russia mounted a multipronged interference campaign in 2016 that combined cyber intrusions to steal and disclose Democratic Party...
U.S. officials and multiple investigations concluded Russia ran sustained influence and hacking operations beginning in 2016 and continuing through the 2024 cycle, shifting from fake social accounts a...
The Mueller Report concluded that , employing cyber intrusions, social-media "active measures," and the release of stolen materials to benefit Donald Trump’s candidacy, while the special counsel did n...
intelligence agencies and bipartisan Congressional inquiries concluded that ordered a multi-faceted that sought to denigrate and boost the prospects of . Whether those actions can be proven to have “h...
Yes — for Russia there is solid, publicly documented evidence of deliberate campaigns to sow social division in the United States, including covert social-media networks, hack-and-leak operations, fab...
The Mueller report concluded that Russian actors mounted a multifaceted campaign that both hacked Democratic targets and ran a social‑media operation intended to damage Hillary Clinton and help Donald...
The Mueller investigation produced a mix of direct criminal charges tied to discrete unlawful acts and referrals that spawned separate prosecutions; many of the convictions flowed from lies, financial...
The Mueller Report cataloged extensive "links" and contacts between Trump campaign officials and people tied to the Russian government—detailing meetings, communications, and offers of hacked material...
The FBI opened a counterintelligence probe into Russian efforts to influence the 2016 U.S. election in mid‑2016—known internally as "Crossfire Hurricane"—after detecting foreign-targeted cyber intrusi...
U.S. intelligence agencies and bipartisan congressional investigators concluded that Russia mounted a broad, multi-year influence operation in 2016 that included hacking Democratic organizations, a co...
The Mueller investigation concluded that Russia mounted a two-part interference campaign in 2016 — a broad social‑media influence operation and computer intrusions that released stolen Democratic Part...
The Mueller special‑counsel probe (May 2017–March 2019) was a DOJ criminal investigation focused on Russian interference in the 2016 election, authorized to examine “any links and/or coordination” bet...
Russian-operated troll campaigns, led by the Internet Research Agency (IRA) and coordinated with Kremlin-directed intelligence efforts, used social media, hacked disclosures, and amplification network...
The Internet Research Agency (IRA) in St. Petersburg ran a targeting the 2016 U.S. election that combined fabricated social‑media personas, targeted advertising, stolen and laundered financial identif...
The Mueller report documented multiple, specific interactions between Trump campaign figures and Russian-linked individuals—meetings, offers of assistance, and communications about obtaining damaging ...
The Mueller investigation found with Russia in its 2016 election interference, while documenting and numerous links between Russian actors and Trump campaign associates. The report led to criminal cha...