It makes the days of planting favorable newspaper articles seem quaint. However, the Russians have been fomenting revolution almost 100 years now, they are ver

It makes the days of planting favorable newspaper articles seem quaint. However, the Russians have been fomenting revolution almost 100 years now, they are very good at it. But this article is from the NYT so it won't be by trolls and bots. NYT is way up in the political influence sphere. The Sulzbergers were thoroughly compromised long before the internet came along. They get to keep their power and influence as long as they color inside the lines, and also they enjoy the not insignificant protection of the US Government. TL:DR; A Game of Thrones was a documentary.