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Twitter Took a Year to Shut Down This Russian Intel Account
WAKE UPA fake freelance reporter named Sophia Mangal was exposed as a GRU front years ago but her Twitter account was allowed to operate until this week.

OAN Uses Former Kremlin Propagandist to Blast ‘Russia Hoax’
шутишь, что ли?The Trumpist cable channel enlisted an alum of the Putin propaganda machine to undercut a report about Russian propaganda.

Trump-Hating Trolls Are Having a Field Day With .GOP
BACKFIREIt turns out you don’t have to be a Republican to register a .gop domain—and trolls are taking full advantage, with Putins.GOP the latest addition to the roster.

Russia’s Troll Farm Is Kind of Sh*tting the Bed on Facebook
TROLL HUNTFacebook’s recent crusade against foreign meddling means Russia's Internet Research Agency is struggling to get a foothold ahead of 2020.

Russian Unit That Went Dark After DNC Hack Is Still Spying
CHASING A GHOSTThe hackers, also known as Cozy Bear, who are linked to Russian intelligence have been using Twitter and Reddit forums to send coded messages.

RealClearPolitics Has a Secret Site to Push Far-Right Memes
VIRALRealClearPolitics has carefully cultivated a non-partisan image—while in the shadows its parent company pushes images of killer Clintons and a freedom-loving Kremlin.

Team Trump Stirs Up Bogus Claim About Whistleblower
‘COINCIDENCE?’Trump has joined an army of conservative commentators in pushing a false story involving an obscure government form, a Trump official, and the whistleblower.

The Truth About Trump’s Insane Ukraine ‘Server’ Conspiracy
GALAXY BRAINTrump asked Ukraine’s president to help prove a bonkers, Russia-friendly conspiracy theory that U.S. intel relied on manufactured evidence to blame the 2016 DNC hack on Moscow.

DHS Finally Gets Real: Online Hate Drives Domestic Terror
BETTER LATE...The candid assessment of the domestic terror threat is a new look for DHS.

Facebook Apologizes for Suspending Top Kremlin Propagandist
WHOOPSIEThe social network is looking to stamp down on offensive posts and their peddlers. This time, they stepped a little too hard.
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