Russian Disinformation From the 20 16th Election

The i r a purchased fake ads, created phony accounts and pushed out nonsense aimed at sewing confusion and riling up the fringes. It was a social media charged re prize of soviet operations during the cold war. As a military tactic, spreading disinformation is as old as warfare. The kremlin really did try to influence the 20 16 election. I think it's debatable how effective it was, but they definitely tried. For more on this concept, i recommend peter pamaranse's great book, nothing is possible.