And don’t think they’re actually being fooled by any of that BS. Maybe they’re getting paid to spread pro-Putin, pro-Russian crap over the internet.
Their “news” site was a commie site all about “class struggle”, either that or state-run Russian media.
I wonder how much it pays? lol
Your assumption is correct:
Documents Show How Russia’s Troll Army Hit America
http://www.buzzfeed.com/maxseddon/documents-show-how-russias-troll-army-hit-america
and
The Kremlin's Troll Army. Moscow is financing legions of pro-Russia Internet commenters. But how much do they matter?
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/08/the-kremlins-troll-army/375932/
Maybe we should make a list of the Putinistas here at FR and check their posts to investigate when they started with the pro-Putin propaganda? Some are probably paid, some are sleepers, some logins are stolen, some really believe what they write.