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Pentagon Reports 2000% Increase in Russia Trolls Since Friday (axios.com)

Posted by msmash on from the closer-look dept.

An anonymous reader shares a report: Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White said in Saturday's briefing that there has been a "2,000% increase in Russian trolls in the last 24 hours," following the coordinated strike against Syria on Friday night.

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  1. Re:Oh no by quantaman · · Score: 5, Informative

    So we're now calling people who dissent to bombing another country without the approval of congress trolls. Isn't this McCarthyism?

    Except in this case there's every reason to think that the majority of these people are directly (or indirectly) in the employ of the Russian government and under orders to advance Russian interests by influencing public opinion in the US.

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