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Russian trolls tried to recruit a prominent US activist. He didn’t take the bait, but others did.

October 24, 2017
Global Politics

Evidence is mounting that Russian trolls working for the Kremlin-linked Internet Research Agency stoked divisions in the US during the last election, going as far as to contact US-based activists to promote and organize rallies and other actions.

Russian trolls tried to recruit a prominent US activist. He didn’t take the bait, but others did.

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