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The trolls are winning, says Russian troll hunter

Lyudmila Savchuk went undercover at a Russian troll farm in St. Petersburg in 2014. Since she wrote her investigative piece, she’s made it her mission to speak out against Kremlin-connected troll farms. But she’s no longer convinced that she’s winning the battle.

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Russian ‘green’ trolls are targeting the US energy sector, House report claims

Conflict
The Internet Research Agency, or IRA, in St. Petersburg, Russia.

A mole among trolls: Inside Russia’s online propaganda machine

Media
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A guide to Russian ‘demotivator’ memes

Culture
U.S. President George W. Bush departs the Oval Office of the White House for a day trip to South Carolina November 2, 2007.

Russia has a record of disinformation campaigns. So, why wasn’t the US prepared during the 2016 election?

Global Politics
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Britain asks Facebook for information about suspected Russian influence in Brexit

Global Politics

A British parliamentary committee investigating “fake news” and suspected foreign interference in politics said Tuesday it has asked Facebook for details on Russian-linked ads used during the Brexit vote and June’s general election.

A picture illustration shows a Facebook logo reflected in a person's eye, in Zenica, March 13, 2015.

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

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.