> Why would anybody follow Russians and their discussions You misunderstand the situation. They weren't posing as Russians. They were posing as Americans as in

> Why would anybody follow Russians and their discussions You misunderstand the situation. They weren't posing as Russians. They were posing as Americans as individuals, as news outlets, as political organizations: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/russian-trolls-who-interfered-2016-u-s-election-also-made-n1013811 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/russian-t... Quoting a bit from this: They posed as local news outlets, such as "New Orleans Online," "El Paso Top News," and "San Jose Daily." The majority of these accounts were created between May and August of 2014, but lay dormant until January 2015, when most of them started tweeting. This suggests a significant element of advance planning, Symantec said.