Russian Trolls Had Little Influence on 2016 Election
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A new study finds that “Russian influence operations on Twitter in the 2016 presidential election reached relatively few users, most of whom were highly partisan Republicans, and the Russian accounts had no measurable impact in changing minds or influencing voter behavior,” the Washington Post reports.
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Analysis | Russian trolls on Twitter had little influence on 2016 voters
A new study finds no measurable impact on how they voted.
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Russian disinformation on Twitter during the 2016 presidential election did not have a "measurable" impact on the results of the election, a new study suggests.
Russian Trolls Had Little Influence on 2016 Election
A new study finds that “Russian influence operations on Twitter in the 2016 presidential election reached relatively few users, most of whom were highly partisan Republicans, and the Russian accounts had no measurable impact in changing minds or influencing voter behavior,” the Washington Post reports.