Internet Research Agency
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Russian troll farm ploughs on even after activities exposed
- Europe
- September 4, 2020, 11:46
After the FBI tipped off Facebook that the obscure leftwing website Peace Data was a clandestine front for Russia this week, the site’s anonymous admi(...)

Covid-19 sees fake news flourish – but don’t just take our word for it
- Technology
- September 3, 2020, 05:00
The Covid-19 pandemic has thrown a spotlight on many things, but the importance of technology and its influence to our lives is certainly something th(...)

Facebook removes network of Russia-linked accounts, pages
- Technology
- September 2, 2020, 08:14
Facebook removed a small network of accounts and pages that originated in Russia and had links to the Internet Research Agency, acting on a tip from (...)

In full: US attorney general William Barr’s summary of the Mueller report
- US
- March 24, 2019, 21:29
The Attorney General Washington, DC March 24, 2019 Dear Chairman Graham, Chairman Nadler, Ranking Member Feinstein, and Ranking Member Collins: (...)

Mueller investigation: what we know, and what we don’t
- US
- March 24, 2019, 16:23
Over the past 22 months Robert Mueller has revealed a significant amount of detail about Russia’s role in the 2016 US presidential election and the ac(...)

Facebook removes fake news campaigns linked to Russia
- Technology
- January 17, 2019, 13:59
Facebook has taken down two fake news campaigns linked to Russia, as it continues to grapple with misinformation on its platform. Facebook has remove(...)

US parties deadlocked on immigration as shutdown looms
- US
- December 17, 2018, 20:00
Politicians in Washington will try to resolve deep-seated divisions on immigration in the coming days in order to avert a partial government shutdown (...)

Election meddling to become more sophisticated, forum hears
- Europe
- November 14, 2018, 01:00
“My fellow Americans, an hour ago I learned that Russia had begun preparing its nuclear arsenal. I immediately ordered the United States’ armed forces(...)

Russian internet trolls tried to sway US midterm vote, says Facebook
- US
- November 7, 2018, 09:19
A Kremlin-backed group of internet trolls that meddled in the 2016 presidential election appeared to be trying to influence US voters using Facebook d(...)

Twitter releases 10m suspect tweets in fake news investigation
- Media & Marketing
- October 17, 2018, 15:18
Twitter announced on Wednesday it had released a data cache of more than 10 million tweets from accounts suspected of being involved in disinformation(...)