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Russia favored Trump, targeted African-Americans with election meddling, reports say
NBC News ^ | December 17, 2018 | Ken Dilanian and Ben Popken

Posted on 12/17/2018 7:49:19 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

Russian agents who favored Donald Trump's presidential candidacy harnessed the major players of America's tech industry in a sophisticated propaganda effort that was far more extensive than originally understood, according to a detailed analysis prepared for the Senate intelligence committee.

The Russian efforts included an attempt to suppress the votes of African-Americans.

Researchers combed through millions of posts from Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube created by the Internet Research Agency, the St. Petersburg-based firm run by a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin whose key executives have been indicted by special counsel Robert Mueller on charges of defrauding the United States....

(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...


TOPICS: Heated Discussion
KEYWORDS: blacklivesmatter; blm; fakenews; fakenewsnbc; kendilanian; media; msm; nbcfakenews; operationmockingbird; propaganda; russia; russiagate; whataload
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Sure they did.
1 posted on 12/17/2018 7:49:19 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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This so much BullS*it.


2 posted on 12/17/2018 7:50:15 PM PST by wetgundog (CNN is FAKE NEWS ...Just added NBC.)
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I call merely more 24-7 BS by the seditionist traitors. Hang them all...after a fair trial , of course .


3 posted on 12/17/2018 7:52:55 PM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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wut... they tell-em blacks vote on Wednesday?
4 posted on 12/17/2018 7:53:29 PM PST by Chode ( WeÂ’re America, Bitch!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
If you get your news from fakebook...you are a dumb ass.

And I have some kin who do so, and are.

5 posted on 12/17/2018 7:53:53 PM PST by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's fore sure)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Burr and Warner. Deep state lying pieces of delusional crap.


6 posted on 12/17/2018 7:54:34 PM PST by jospehm20
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Yeah, and Hillary, the FBI, CIA, DOJ, actually used RUSSIAN DISINFORMATION to actually meddle and INFLUENCE the U.S. 2016 ELECTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


7 posted on 12/17/2018 7:55:28 PM PST by LibFreeUSA
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

They spend a total of $4,700 on Facebook ads.


8 posted on 12/17/2018 7:55:37 PM PST by gunsequalfreedom
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
More propaganda from CIA shill Ken Dilanian, who carefully words his lies to avoid disclosing that "targeted African-Americans" means "promoted Black Lives Matter".
9 posted on 12/17/2018 7:55:46 PM PST by Fedora
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10 posted on 12/17/2018 7:57:27 PM PST by EdnaMode
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nbc abc cnn and abc almost never has a blog for these fake news claims.


11 posted on 12/17/2018 7:57:49 PM PST by merkova
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Obama issues a stand down order against Russian cyber attacks

https://www.yahoo.com/news/obama-cyber-chief-confirms-stand-order-russian-cyberattacks-summer-2016-204935758.html


12 posted on 12/17/2018 7:57:53 PM PST by Huskrrrr
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Complete garbage excuses, concocted to justify censorship of non-PC political speech by the tech giants.


13 posted on 12/17/2018 7:58:30 PM PST by rfp1234 (I have already previewed this composition.)
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Of course Russia favored Trump over Hillary......all you ad to do was listen to what the Russian people had to say about Hillary and Trump. They were more excited about the possibility of Trump then the GOPe!


14 posted on 12/17/2018 7:59:11 PM PST by caww
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

How many times is this narrative to be recycled?


15 posted on 12/17/2018 7:59:21 PM PST by chief lee runamok (expect nothing)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

It’s so obvious they keep making this crap up in the MSM. The Russians know who’s on their payroll and on their payoff list, and many of them have a D by their name.


16 posted on 12/17/2018 8:01:12 PM PST by dowcaet
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I have not seen even one post they claim was from the Russians. I take that to mean that they don’t have any.


17 posted on 12/17/2018 8:03:01 PM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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No Brains Company


18 posted on 12/17/2018 8:03:01 PM PST by BigEdLB (BigEdLB, Russian BOT, At your service)
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Radio stations of the left were also beating that drum today.


19 posted on 12/17/2018 8:03:26 PM PST by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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And how about Merkel, May and the french guy PUBLICLY favoring Hildabeast?


20 posted on 12/17/2018 8:03:48 PM PST by aquila48
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