[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] - New Russian fake news plot is detailed by U.S. intelligence after information is declassified, saying two former GRU spies now run trio of websites
- Aim is to spread chaos and division, intelligence sources say
- Three websites include articles calling Biden a 'puppet' and portraying Trump as a 'pirate'
- Other articles tried to exploit Black Lives Matters protests and link violence to Democratic control of cities where it has happened
- Stories echo Russian efforts in 2016 to exacerbate race relations in America and drive corruption allegations against U.S. political figures
| Nobody noticed their impact in 2016, it was so small, so no reason to expect them to be more effective now that we’re on our guard. |
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