An all-encompassing Russian disinformation campaign is using everything from bots to lifestyle influencers to powerful state-run media to sow division in the United States.
  • ZeroCool@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    9 months ago

    “My people came to me, [Director of National Intelligence] Dan Coats came to me and some others saying they think it’s Russia. I have President Putin, he just said it’s not Russia,” Trump said. “I will say this, I don’t see any reason why it would be.”

    • Donald Trump on Russian interference in the 2016 election after privately meeting with Putin (Helsinki, Finland 2018)

    This is only growing worse and the fact that we haven’t done anything about it only emboldens bad actors.

    • lennybird@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      9 months ago

      I’ve been echoing this giant red flag as much as I can. It’s even worse when you consider there was an unprecedented consensus across all the intelligence and defense agencies on this.

      He trusts Putin more than his own advisors. Gross.