> Deception. They were researching a tactic already used in the wild that involves deception, yes. But the end goal of the experiment wasn't to deceive voters,

> Deception. They were researching a tactic already used in the wild that involves deception, yes. But the end goal of the experiment wasn't to deceive voters, which is what you claimed. The goal was to learn about how this tactic, a tactic that involves deception, works, presumably to help identify and combat it in the future. > What, you didn't know that this politically motivated organization with an agenda was asked to inform the Senate about Russian interference in US election? So what you're saying is an organization doing research into Russian interference was asked to inform the Senate about Russian interference? When you put it like that, it sounds like they have an excellent reason to conduct this sort of research. > When you say "limited spread" do you actually mean "completely unrestrained"? No I don't, which is why I didn't say that. In any case, it sounds like this discussion has run its course.