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Report: Russia Used 200+ Websites to Push Fake News to 15 Million Americans – Many Then Shared It

OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–November 25, 2016

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By Lefty Coaster

Russian President President Vladimir Putin holds up a glass during a toast at a luncheon hosted by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Report: Russian propaganda efforts propelled fake election news

BY EVELYN RUPERT

A sophisticated Russian propaganda effort helped fuel the spread of fake news during the election cycle, the Washington Post reported Thursday.

Two groups of independent researchers found that Russia employed thousands of botnets, human internet “trolls” and networks of Web sites and social media accounts to inject false content into online political talk…

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