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Russia using social media to influence US election (www.npr.org)

submitted 3 months ago by walden@sub.wetshaving.social to c/usa@lemmy.ml

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A new report by the U.S. intelligence community on Tuesday says Russia sought to help former President Donald Trump in last year's presidential election. But the document also emphasized there was no indication Russia or any other country attempted to alter actual votes.

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[–] hedgehog@ttrpg.network 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Heads up that this article is from March 2021.

[–] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 4 points 3 months ago

Oops! Well, people post old articles here all the time, so I guess it's no big deal.

[–] giacomo@lemm.ee 8 points 3 months ago

so just like 2016. awesome. so unexpected. what a surprise.

[–] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

Like, no shit guys.

[–] eran_morad@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Beware anything coming from that jimmy dore guy. And there’s a few others like him on lemmy.

[–] faltryka@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

No kidding that account is sketchy af. It constantly feels like an attempt at division.

[–] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 2 points 3 months ago

I've noticed at least one popular news community on Lemmy where this seems to be happening all the time.