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> Afterwards the russian propaganda idea was fake news, because there has been no evidence that the election has been strongly manipulated by Russian bots or op
by wybiral 9y ago
> Afterwards the russian propaganda idea was fake news, because there has been no evidence that the election has been strongly manipulated by Russian bots or operatives.
With most propaganda there is some truth. There is some pretty good evidence to suggest that Russia was pumping in propaganda by using bots, trolls, and leaks. But most of it seems unrelated to the election.
So it's an oversimplification to act like none of that was happening. But likewise to assume that it was election-related.
- akjetma 9y agoThis is exactly what the article is talking about. A lingering sense of truthiness.
- wybiral 9y agoIt's annoying because people seem to polarize and pick one side or the other which complicates the fact that the truth is more of a mixture. Russia was hacking and using computational propaganda. But that doesn't mean it was targeting the election. There are many variables and they aren't all mutually exclusive.