Maltese professor had link to Russian troll factory
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Maltese professor Joseph Mifsud's «various Russian contacts» included a one-time employee of a Russian troll factory which ran social media campaigns designed to sow discord in the US, the Mueller report found. The report, which looked into claiMaltese professor had link to Russian troll factory
Maltese professor Joseph Mifsud's «various Russian contacts» included a one-time employee of a Russian troll factory which ran social media campaigns designed to sow discord in the US, the Mueller report found. The report, which looked into claims of Russian interference in the US election, established that one of Prof. Mifsud's Russian contacts in London had worked for the Internet Research Agency (IRA), the Russian agency identified as carrying out the Russian interference operations identified by the investigation. The report describes the IRA as running a social media campaign designed to provoke and amplify political and social discord in the United States. It was based in St Petersburg and and received funding from Russian oligarch Yevgeniy Prigozhin and companies he controlled, the report found. Mr Prigozhin is widely reported to have ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin, investigators added. IRA's 'information warfare' The IRA used social media accounts and interest groups to sow discord in the US political system through what it termed «information warfare.» The campaign evolved from a generalised programme designed in 2014 and 2015 to undermine the US electoral... Read more