Russian web trolls employed U.S. journalists to push their information web site, Fb says

Fb stated the web site is run by individuals affiliated with the Web Analysis Company, which infected political tensions within the 2016 election by means of social media.
Facebook said the website is run by people affiliated with the Internet Research Agency, which inflamed political tensions in the 2016 election through social media.Original article
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