New report on Russian disinformation, prepared for the Senate, shows the operation’s scale and sweep

[JimH52]

This report shows how Trump was supported by the Russians.

Some of the Facebook ads linked to a Russian effort to disrupt the American political process and stir up tensions around divisive social issues.

By Craig Timberg and Tony Romm
December 16 at 4:29 PM

A report prepared for the Senate that provides the most sweeping analysis yet of Russia’s disinformation campaign around the 2016 election found the operation used every major social media platform to deliver words, images and videos tailored to voters’ interests to help elect President Trump — and worked even harder to support him while in office.

The report, a draft of which was obtained by The Washington Post, is the first to study the millions of posts provided by major technology firms to the Senate Intelligence Committee, led by Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.), its chairman, and Sen. Mark Warner (Va.), its ranking Democrat. The bipartisan panel hasn’t said whether it endorses the findings. It plans to release it publicly along with another study later this week.

The research — by Oxford University’s Computational Propaganda Project and Graphika, a network analysis firm — offers new details of how Russians working at the Internet Research Agency, which U.S. officials have charged with criminal offenses for interfering in the 2016 campaign, sliced Americans into key interest groups for targeted messaging. These efforts shifted over time, peaking at key political moments, such as presidential debates or party conventions, the report found.

The data sets used by the researchers were provided by Facebook, Twitter and Google and covered several years up to mid-2017, when the social media companies cracked down on the known Russian accounts. The report, which also analyzed data separately provided to House Intelligence Committee members, contains no information on more recent political moments, such as November’s midterm elections.

“What is clear is that all of the messaging clearly sought to benefit the Republican Party — and specifically Donald Trump,” the report says. “Trump is mentioned most in campaigns targeting conservatives and right-wing voters, where the messaging encouraged these groups to support his campaign. The main groups that could challenge Trump were then provided messaging that sought to confuse, distract and ultimately discourage members from voting.”

New report on Russian disinformation, prepared for the Senate, shows the operation’s scale and sweep

Of course the Russians wanted trump. The Kremlin hates the US. Electing a complete idiot as president should be exactly what the Kremlin wanted....

If he stays in the office much longer....he will bring this country farther into the dark world of Authoritarianism....He has made a great start.

Putin hated Hitlery and would have done the same no matter who her opponent was.

Trump has done a great job so farm Much better than Hitlery could ever do.

You can continue with the fantasy you live.

Carry on.

Trump has done a great job? He hasn't done a dam thing and him being president is tinted.

It Trump done anything why do you hate him.

trump is CORRUPT. His is a divider. He is a liar. He is immoral. He is a user of people. Should I go on? Or do you get the hint...

 

[Wyatt earp]

This report shows how Trump was supported by the Russians.

Some of the Facebook ads linked to a Russian effort to disrupt the American political process and stir up tensions around divisive social issues.

By Craig Timberg and Tony Romm
December 16 at 4:29 PM

A report prepared for the Senate that provides the most sweeping analysis yet of Russia’s disinformation campaign around the 2016 election found the operation used every major social media platform to deliver words, images and videos tailored to voters’ interests to help elect President Trump — and worked even harder to support him while in office.

The report, a draft of which was obtained by The Washington Post, is the first to study the millions of posts provided by major technology firms to the Senate Intelligence Committee, led by Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.), its chairman, and Sen. Mark Warner (Va.), its ranking Democrat. The bipartisan panel hasn’t said whether it endorses the findings. It plans to release it publicly along with another study later this week.

The research — by Oxford University’s Computational Propaganda Project and Graphika, a network analysis firm — offers new details of how Russians working at the Internet Research Agency, which U.S. officials have charged with criminal offenses for interfering in the 2016 campaign, sliced Americans into key interest groups for targeted messaging. These efforts shifted over time, peaking at key political moments, such as presidential debates or party conventions, the report found.

The data sets used by the researchers were provided by Facebook, Twitter and Google and covered several years up to mid-2017, when the social media companies cracked down on the known Russian accounts. The report, which also analyzed data separately provided to House Intelligence Committee members, contains no information on more recent political moments, such as November’s midterm elections.

“What is clear is that all of the messaging clearly sought to benefit the Republican Party — and specifically Donald Trump,” the report says. “Trump is mentioned most in campaigns targeting conservatives and right-wing voters, where the messaging encouraged these groups to support his campaign. The main groups that could challenge Trump were then provided messaging that sought to confuse, distract and ultimately discourage members from voting.”

New report on Russian disinformation, prepared for the Senate, shows the operation’s scale and sweep

Of course the Russians wanted trump. The Kremlin hates the US. Electing a complete idiot as president should be exactly what the Kremlin wanted....

If he stays in the office much longer....he will bring this country farther into the dark world of Authoritarianism....He has made a great start.

Putin hated Hitlery and would have done the same no matter who her opponent was.

Trump has done a great job so farm Much better than Hitlery could ever do.

You can continue with the fantasy you live.

Carry on.

Trump has done a great job? He hasn't done a dam thing and him being president is tinted.

It Trump done anything why do you hate him.

trump is CORRUPT. His is a divider. He is a liar. He is immoral. He is a user of people. Should I go on? Or do you get the hint...

I don't believe any of that ...


.

 

[sartre play]

Take a look at how the general population of Russia lives, while Putin is one of the richest men in the world, ask your self do you want to be like the Russian working public, there very Nationalistic.

 

[keepitreal]

This report shows how Trump was supported by the Russians.

By Craig Timberg and Tony Romm
December 16 at 4:29 PM

A report prepared for the Senate that provides the most sweeping analysis yet of Russia’s disinformation campaign around the 2016 election found the operation used every major social media platform to deliver words, images and videos tailored to voters’ interests to help elect President Trump — and worked even harder to support him while in office.

The report, a draft of which was obtained by The Washington Post, is the first to study the millions of posts provided by major technology firms to the Senate Intelligence Committee, led by Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.), its chairman, and Sen. Mark Warner (Va.), its ranking Democrat. The bipartisan panel hasn’t said whether it endorses the findings. It plans to release it publicly along with another study later this week.

The research — by Oxford University’s Computational Propaganda Project and Graphika, a network analysis firm — offers new details of how Russians working at the Internet Research Agency, which U.S. officials have charged with criminal offenses for interfering in the 2016 campaign, sliced Americans into key interest groups for targeted messaging. These efforts shifted over time, peaking at key political moments, such as presidential debates or party conventions, the report found.

The data sets used by the researchers were provided by Facebook, Twitter and Google and covered several years up to mid-2017, when the social media companies cracked down on the known Russian accounts. The report, which also analyzed data separately provided to House Intelligence Committee members, contains no information on more recent political moments, such as November’s midterm elections.

“What is clear is that all of the messaging clearly sought to benefit the Republican Party — and specifically Donald Trump,” the report says. “Trump is mentioned most in campaigns targeting conservatives and right-wing voters, where the messaging encouraged these groups to support his campaign. The main groups that could challenge Trump were then provided messaging that sought to confuse, distract and ultimately discourage members from voting.”

New report on Russian disinformation, prepared for the Senate, shows the operation’s scale and sweep

Did they spend more money,
trying to influence voters, than Hillary?

Over a 12 day period in June,
Hillary spent $6 million dollars on ads, $500,000 a day

Hillary Clinton Spending $500,000 Per Day On Ads

The Russian government helped elect your president. You have no problem with that?

The Russian government helped elect your president. You have no problem with that?

I have a problem with you believing that

 

[AntiTrump]

Of course the Russians wanted trump. The Kremlin hates the US. Electing a complete idiot as president should be exactly what the Kremlin wanted....

If he stays in the office much longer....he will bring this country farther into the dark world of Authoritarianism....He has made a great start.

Putin hated Hitlery and would have done the same no matter who her opponent was.

Trump has done a great job so farm Much better than Hitlery could ever do.

You can continue with the fantasy you live.

Carry on.

Trump has done a great job? He hasn't done a dam thing and him being president is tinted.

It Trump done anything why do you hate him.

trump is CORRUPT. His is a divider. He is a liar. He is immoral. He is a user of people. Should I go on? Or do you get the hint...

I don't believe any of that ...


.

You don't believe it well sorry to tell you it's all true deal with it.

 

[BluesLegend]

Russia supporter Obama over Romney and...the left said nothing. Nothing to see move along.

 

[IM2]

Russia supporter Obama over Romney and...the left said nothing. Nothing to see move along.

Obama and Putin hated each other.

 

[deanrd]

This report shows how Trump was supported by the Russians.

By Craig Timberg and Tony Romm
December 16 at 4:29 PM

A report prepared for the Senate that provides the most sweeping analysis yet of Russia’s disinformation campaign around the 2016 election found the operation used every major social media platform to deliver words, images and videos tailored to voters’ interests to help elect President Trump — and worked even harder to support him while in office.

The report, a draft of which was obtained by The Washington Post, is the first to study the millions of posts provided by major technology firms to the Senate Intelligence Committee, led by Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.), its chairman, and Sen. Mark Warner (Va.), its ranking Democrat. The bipartisan panel hasn’t said whether it endorses the findings. It plans to release it publicly along with another study later this week.

The research — by Oxford University’s Computational Propaganda Project and Graphika, a network analysis firm — offers new details of how Russians working at the Internet Research Agency, which U.S. officials have charged with criminal offenses for interfering in the 2016 campaign, sliced Americans into key interest groups for targeted messaging. These efforts shifted over time, peaking at key political moments, such as presidential debates or party conventions, the report found.

The data sets used by the researchers were provided by Facebook, Twitter and Google and covered several years up to mid-2017, when the social media companies cracked down on the known Russian accounts. The report, which also analyzed data separately provided to House Intelligence Committee members, contains no information on more recent political moments, such as November’s midterm elections.

“What is clear is that all of the messaging clearly sought to benefit the Republican Party — and specifically Donald Trump,” the report says. “Trump is mentioned most in campaigns targeting conservatives and right-wing voters, where the messaging encouraged these groups to support his campaign. The main groups that could challenge Trump were then provided messaging that sought to confuse, distract and ultimately discourage members from voting.”

New report on Russian disinformation, prepared for the Senate, shows the operation’s scale and sweep

Trump works for Russia. And by extension, the Republican Party works for Russia.

We see it every day.

 

[deanrd]

Russia supporter Obama over Romney and...the left said nothing. Nothing to see move along.

Obama and Putin hated each other.

Don't let facts get in the way of Republican talking points.

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

Russia supporter Obama over Romney and...the left said nothing. Nothing to see move along.

Obama and Putin hated each other.

Putin doesn't care for effeminate men. Most Alphas don't. It had little to do with politics.

 

[IM2]

Russia supporter Obama over Romney and...the left said nothing. Nothing to see move along.

Obama and Putin hated each other.

Putin doesn't care for effeminate men. Most Alphas don't. It had little to do with politics.

Obama is more alpha than Putin. Putin is a short little punk. It's the quiet calm types that do the most damage. Besides, Obama didn't back down to Putin like Trump.

 

[Wyatt earp]

Russia supporter Obama over Romney and...the left said nothing. Nothing to see move along.

Obama and Putin hated each other.

Putin doesn't care for effeminate men. Most Alphas don't. It had little to do with politics.

Obama is more alpha than Putin. Putin is a short little punk. It's the quiet calm types that do the most damage. Besides, Obama didn't back down to Putin like Trump.

Who ran from his red line? Putin bitch slapped Obama across the globe.


.

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

Russia supporter Obama over Romney and...the left said nothing. Nothing to see move along.

Obama and Putin hated each other.

Putin doesn't care for effeminate men. Most Alphas don't. It had little to do with politics.

Obama is more alpha than Putin. Putin is a short little punk. It's the quiet calm types that do the most damage.

He certainly did a lot of damage to the United States.

 

[JimH52]

This report shows how Trump was supported by the Russians.

By Craig Timberg and Tony Romm
December 16 at 4:29 PM

A report prepared for the Senate that provides the most sweeping analysis yet of Russia’s disinformation campaign around the 2016 election found the operation used every major social media platform to deliver words, images and videos tailored to voters’ interests to help elect President Trump — and worked even harder to support him while in office.

The report, a draft of which was obtained by The Washington Post, is the first to study the millions of posts provided by major technology firms to the Senate Intelligence Committee, led by Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.), its chairman, and Sen. Mark Warner (Va.), its ranking Democrat. The bipartisan panel hasn’t said whether it endorses the findings. It plans to release it publicly along with another study later this week.

The research — by Oxford University’s Computational Propaganda Project and Graphika, a network analysis firm — offers new details of how Russians working at the Internet Research Agency, which U.S. officials have charged with criminal offenses for interfering in the 2016 campaign, sliced Americans into key interest groups for targeted messaging. These efforts shifted over time, peaking at key political moments, such as presidential debates or party conventions, the report found.

The data sets used by the researchers were provided by Facebook, Twitter and Google and covered several years up to mid-2017, when the social media companies cracked down on the known Russian accounts. The report, which also analyzed data separately provided to House Intelligence Committee members, contains no information on more recent political moments, such as November’s midterm elections.

“What is clear is that all of the messaging clearly sought to benefit the Republican Party — and specifically Donald Trump,” the report says. “Trump is mentioned most in campaigns targeting conservatives and right-wing voters, where the messaging encouraged these groups to support his campaign. The main groups that could challenge Trump were then provided messaging that sought to confuse, distract and ultimately discourage members from voting.”

New report on Russian disinformation, prepared for the Senate, shows the operation’s scale and sweep

Did they spend more money,
trying to influence voters, than Hillary?

Over a 12 day period in June,
Hillary spent $6 million dollars on ads, $500,000 a day

Hillary Clinton Spending $500,000 Per Day On Ads

The Russian government helped elect your president. You have no problem with that?

The Russian government helped elect your president. You have no problem with that?

I have a problem with you believing that

Gee, you are a denier, like your Great Leader....no one is shocked...

 

[JimH52]

Russia supporter Obama over Romney and...the left said nothing. Nothing to see move along.

Link or admit you lie....when did the Russian pepper social media with pro-Obama fake news, like they did with trump?

 

[Siete]

Russians troll Mueller and its Obamas fault.

my my - look at all the Russians on this thread.

 

[Dana7360]

This report shows how Trump was supported by the Russians.

Some of the Facebook ads linked to a Russian effort to disrupt the American political process and stir up tensions around divisive social issues.

By Craig Timberg and Tony Romm
December 16 at 4:29 PM

A report prepared for the Senate that provides the most sweeping analysis yet of Russia’s disinformation campaign around the 2016 election found the operation used every major social media platform to deliver words, images and videos tailored to voters’ interests to help elect President Trump — and worked even harder to support him while in office.

The report, a draft of which was obtained by The Washington Post, is the first to study the millions of posts provided by major technology firms to the Senate Intelligence Committee, led by Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.), its chairman, and Sen. Mark Warner (Va.), its ranking Democrat. The bipartisan panel hasn’t said whether it endorses the findings. It plans to release it publicly along with another study later this week.

The research — by Oxford University’s Computational Propaganda Project and Graphika, a network analysis firm — offers new details of how Russians working at the Internet Research Agency, which U.S. officials have charged with criminal offenses for interfering in the 2016 campaign, sliced Americans into key interest groups for targeted messaging. These efforts shifted over time, peaking at key political moments, such as presidential debates or party conventions, the report found.

The data sets used by the researchers were provided by Facebook, Twitter and Google and covered several years up to mid-2017, when the social media companies cracked down on the known Russian accounts. The report, which also analyzed data separately provided to House Intelligence Committee members, contains no information on more recent political moments, such as November’s midterm elections.

“What is clear is that all of the messaging clearly sought to benefit the Republican Party — and specifically Donald Trump,” the report says. “Trump is mentioned most in campaigns targeting conservatives and right-wing voters, where the messaging encouraged these groups to support his campaign. The main groups that could challenge Trump were then provided messaging that sought to confuse, distract and ultimately discourage members from voting.”

New report on Russian disinformation, prepared for the Senate, shows the operation’s scale and sweep

Of course the Russians wanted trump. The Kremlin hates the US. Electing a complete idiot as president should be exactly what the Kremlin wanted....

If he stays in the office much longer....he will bring this country farther into the dark world of Authoritarianism....He has made a great start.

Putin hated Hitlery and would have done the same no matter who her opponent was.

Trump has done a great job so farm Much better than Hitlery could ever do.

You can continue with the fantasy you live.

Carry on.

Trump has done a great job? He hasn't done a dam thing and him being president is tinted.

He has done a lot of things.

Started a trade war that's helping to destroy our economy.

He has slashed taxes for the rich and big business which is helping to destroy our economy.

He has removed regulations on business as much as possible with more deregulation to come. Which is helping to destroy our economy.

He has alienated the United States from our allies which is very bad if we need help.

He has divided our nation even worse than what I saw in the 1960s and early 70s.

He has been tearing down our intelligence and justice systems.

He has pretty much destroyed our border and immigration system so badly that children are ripped from the arms of their mothers and put in cages. One child has died while in United States custody that we know of so far.

He has instituted pathological lying and finger pointing as standard government practices.

He and his republican controlled congress has set us on the road to another republican economic collapse and either Great Depression or Great Recession. Again.

 

[Siete]

This report shows how Trump was supported by the Russians.

Some of the Facebook ads linked to a Russian effort to disrupt the American political process and stir up tensions around divisive social issues.

By Craig Timberg and Tony Romm
December 16 at 4:29 PM

A report prepared for the Senate that provides the most sweeping analysis yet of Russia’s disinformation campaign around the 2016 election found the operation used every major social media platform to deliver words, images and videos tailored to voters’ interests to help elect President Trump — and worked even harder to support him while in office.

The report, a draft of which was obtained by The Washington Post, is the first to study the millions of posts provided by major technology firms to the Senate Intelligence Committee, led by Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.), its chairman, and Sen. Mark Warner (Va.), its ranking Democrat. The bipartisan panel hasn’t said whether it endorses the findings. It plans to release it publicly along with another study later this week.

The research — by Oxford University’s Computational Propaganda Project and Graphika, a network analysis firm — offers new details of how Russians working at the Internet Research Agency, which U.S. officials have charged with criminal offenses for interfering in the 2016 campaign, sliced Americans into key interest groups for targeted messaging. These efforts shifted over time, peaking at key political moments, such as presidential debates or party conventions, the report found.

The data sets used by the researchers were provided by Facebook, Twitter and Google and covered several years up to mid-2017, when the social media companies cracked down on the known Russian accounts. The report, which also analyzed data separately provided to House Intelligence Committee members, contains no information on more recent political moments, such as November’s midterm elections.

“What is clear is that all of the messaging clearly sought to benefit the Republican Party — and specifically Donald Trump,” the report says. “Trump is mentioned most in campaigns targeting conservatives and right-wing voters, where the messaging encouraged these groups to support his campaign. The main groups that could challenge Trump were then provided messaging that sought to confuse, distract and ultimately discourage members from voting.”

New report on Russian disinformation, prepared for the Senate, shows the operation’s scale and sweep

Of course the Russians wanted trump. The Kremlin hates the US. Electing a complete idiot as president should be exactly what the Kremlin wanted....

If he stays in the office much longer....he will bring this country farther into the dark world of Authoritarianism....He has made a great start.

Putin hated Hitlery and would have done the same no matter who her opponent was.

Trump has done a great job so farm Much better than Hitlery could ever do.

You can continue with the fantasy you live.

Carry on.

Trump has done a great job? He hasn't done a dam thing and him being president is tinted.

He has done a lot of things.

Started a trade war that's helping to destroy our economy.

He has slashed taxes for the rich and big business which is helping to destroy our economy.

He has removed regulations on business as much as possible with more deregulation to come. Which is helping to destroy our economy.

He has alienated the United States from our allies which is very bad if we need help.

He has divided our nation even worse than what I saw in the 1960s and early 70s.

He has been tearing down our intelligence and justice systems.

He has pretty much destroyed our border and immigration system so badly that children are ripped from the arms of their mothers and put in cages. One child has died while in United States custody that we know of so far.

He has instituted pathological lying and finger pointing as standard government practices.

He and his republican controlled congress has set us on the road to another republican economic collapse and either Great Depression or Great Recession. Again.

and he's had Russian support lying for him ever since the primaries ..

 

[Siete]

Putin's attacks on Clinton worked so well, why not attack Mueller too.

soooooooooooo

Russian operatives set up scores of fake Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts and used them to spread falsehoods about the FBI being corrupt and conspiracy theories that Mueller’s investigation into Russian collusion is a plot by critics of President Trump.

and Trump got the ball rolling with the keywords .. WITCH HUNT.

 

[BluesLegend]

Russia supporter Obama over Romney and...the left said nothing. Nothing to see move along.

Link or admit you lie....when did the Russian pepper social media with pro-Obama fake news, like they did with trump?

Obama colluded with Russia, here caught him in the act on a hot mic.