The Propaganda Tools Used by Russians to Influence the 2016 Election

According to indictment by a special lawyer, Robert Muller III, who investigated Russia's intervention in the presidential election in 2016, thirteen Russian citizens were accused of attempting to illegally impair the political process of the United States.

According to the indictment, the defendant and his accomplice have created hundreds of social media accounts imitating genuine fictional Americans - they paid to promote their posts.

Russian prosecuting plays the role of organization and staff in charge of account management criticize the radical group and instructed to support "radical strength" by criticizing Hillary Clinton It was done.

These descriptions focus on problems such as immigration control, blacklife problems, religion and so on. Some people are accustomed to encouraging minorities not to vote or advertise allegations of Democratic voter fraud

Russian defendant Irina Viktorovna Kaverzina explained with an e-mail to his family that "I have created all these photos and articles, I think Americans have written by their own people."

The indictment alleges that this organization held several political rallies nationwide from June 2016 to November 2016. Members of the organization promote these activities through social media channels and recruit volunteers using accounts registered with fake Americans roles.

Social media accounts are sometimes used to keep in touch and coordinate communication with local card gaming campaign staff. In June 2016, volunteers in the card campaign agreed to provide the organization 's "March For Trump" rally logo. The indictment does not insist that Americans intentionally collusion with the group

In some cases, the organization provides funds to support participants. For one of several "Florida playing cards" meetings held in August 2016, the organization organized a prison uniform in a cage built on a flatbed to draw Mrs. Clinton I paid it to a man.

@ rainangel 1 @ TheTrumpsters @ March_for_Trump @ EricTrump @ ShinySheet @ IvankaTrump @ TiffanyATrump @ DonaldJTrumpJr pic.twitter.com/bFKvGDRvDL

The group also buys advertisements to promote meetings. According to the indictment, Florida's Facebook advertisement covers more than 59,000 users and has recorded over 8,300 hits.

In addition to parent-playing meetings before and after the election, the organization also organized anti-card gatherings, including "Trump and Charlotte" at Charlotte, North Carolina, and after the election. The lamp is not my president. "

This indictment alleges that this group had advertised in social media and places where they positively advertised Mr. Trump or opposed Mrs. Clinton from April 20 to November 2016.

The defendant did not submit these costs to the Federal Election Commission but as a foreigner they were originally forbidden from the manufacturing industry.

The document also states that the defendant is not registered as a foreign agent on the Ministry of Justice and this is "to understand the source of information and the identity of those whose US citizens are trying to influence the United States" .

Advocacy Specialist - After accusing Russians that Robert Muller has illegally influenced the 2016 US elections, the New York Times and Washington Post will interview the former employees of the Internet Advertising Research Institute with the above advertisement center Announced. Radiolab interviewed several Americans targeting these efforts, including women in fake prison dressed as Hillary Clinton - no regrets. Renata Avila, senior digital rights consultant, quoted El Pais' social networking service challenge in the article and commented on architecture and business model issues (Spanish). This article was published at many outlets (El Popular, Perudisto Digital - Spanish, IHU - Portuguese)

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