November 04, 2019

Undercover reporter tells all after working for a Polish troll farm

Together with her troll colleagues, she managed 200 fake social profiles, promoted clients’ products, and trolled their competitors.

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October 23, 2019

Facebook pulls fake news networks linked to Russia and Iran

It took down four foreign interference campaigns and announced initiatives to prevent foreign interference in US elections.

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June 03, 2019

Fake news writer: If people are stupid enough to believe this stuff…

...then maybe they deserve this drivel, says a Macedonian copy-paste/turn-it-into-clickbait-bile writer who says it's all about the money.

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May 20, 2019

Facebook bans accounts of fake news firm

It's not clear who paid Archimedes Group for its reality-warping campaigns, but it's clear disinformation is now a global scourge.

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February 28, 2019

US pushed Russian troll factory offline during US midterm elections

The US blocked internet access to Russian trolls who, they say, were trying to spread FUD.

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December 19, 2018

Instagram became the preferred tool in Russia’s propaganda war

Facebook and Twitter got a lot of heat, but "Instagram’s appeal is that’s where the kids are, and that seems to be where the Russians went."

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October 18, 2018

Twitter publishes data on Iranian and Russian troll farms

Over 1m tweets show that we're suckers for funny/sarcastic/edgy, not so much for blah-blah-blah “news” spreaders.

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August 02, 2018

Facebook bans midterm-meddling accounts and pages

Facebook says it has removed 32 Pages and accounts from Facebook and Instagram for violating its policies.

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April 13, 2018

Fake Hillary porn just the tip of Russia’s Reddit penetration

How Russian trolls embraced rule 34 (but Redditors didn't buy it)

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