Report: Russian Bots Have Been Attacking Robert Mueller

[applegrove]

https://www.politicususa.com/2018/12/18/report-russian-bots-have-been-attacking-robert-mueller.html

By Leo Vidal at Politicus USA

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Donald Trump’s allies in Russia are trying to help him out by attacking special counsel Robert Mueller.

The Washington Post reported Monday evening that a new report prepared for the Senate Intelligence Committee shows that Mueller has become a target of Russian social media warfare efforts. The report also shows how Russia helped Trump win the 2016 election.

As Mueller is close to finishing his investigation, Russian “bots” on social media sites are extensively spreading false information about the prosecutor to hurt his reputation and undermine public confidence and trust in the FBI and Department of Justice.

The Post reported that there are several teams of disinformation operatives working for Russian intelligence agencies under Vladimir Putin. These Russian operatives have created huge numbers of posts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other social networks attacking Mueller. They have alleged that Mueller is corrupt and that his investigation into Donald Trump’s ties to Russia is based on conspiracy theories and is a “witch hunt.”

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[Eliot Rosewater]

1. And the bots and the rump WH talking points oddly are the same.

[applegrove]

2. Oh the Russians just have to hang out at free republic or info wars

or watch fox news for half an hour to get what the GOP 'narrative' of the day is. No coordination necessary.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

4. might be the other way around

Fox, et. al., could just as plausibly be getting their talking points from Russia.

[Blue Owl]

3. Mueller's got chunks of Russian bots in his stool

n/t