Russian election chief warns of ‘fake news’ targeting upcoming Kremlin race
Russia’s top election official has warned of ” fake news” being used to discredit next month’s Kremlin race. Ella Pamfilova, the chair of the Central…
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Trump says Russia succeeding in sowing US discord
President Donald Trump, hitting out at the probes and congressional hearings into Russian election meddling, said Sunday Moscow is succeeding beyond its “wildest dreams” if…
CIA Denies Being Bilked by Russian Promising Trump Info
The CIA on Saturday categorically denied reports that it was fleeced by a mystery Russian who promised compromising information on U.S. … reports about him…
US Special Counsel Looking to Interview Trump in Russia Probe
Special counsel Robert Mueller is now looking to interview U.S. President Donald Trump about his firing last year of former FBI director James Comey and…
Twitter Emails Americans Who Shared Russian Fake News
Twitter is to inform 677,775 Americans that they may have liked, retweeted or followed a Russian government-backed account during the 2016 U.S. presidential election. ……
Russian Lawmakers Vote to Bar Access to VOA, RFE/RL Journalists
Russia’s lower house of parliament voted Wednesday to bar access to journalists from VOA and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. … on Foreign Affairs, called the…
Russian ‘foreign agent’ media law attack on free speech: HRW
A Russian law that could force international media outlets to register as “foreign agents” in response to US pressure on Kremlin-backed TV channel RT is…
Russia to make US media register as ‘foreign agents’
Russian lawmakers raced Friday to draft measures requiring US media outlets to register as foreign agents, saying they could be adopted as early as next…
Wilbur Ross Linked To Russian Firm With Putin Ties
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross is doing business with a close relative of Russian President Vladimir Putin and failed to disclose their relationship while being confirmed…
US College Students Unveil Russian Propaganda With Chrome Extension, Bot
Executives from Facebook, Twitter and Google will testify before the U.S. … to do is keep our biases out of the algorithm. This is something…
Russian fake news reach massive: social media giants
US internet giants go before Congress on Tuesday with new data showing the success of Russian fake news operations, the day after bombshell indictments in…
Report: US Grand Jury Approves First Charges in Russia Investigation
A U.S. federal grand jury has approved the first charges in an investigation of Russian influence on U.S. elections, a probe led by special counsel…
Clinton Uranium One Theory Doesn’t Make Any Sense
A conspiracy theory involving uranium, Russians, bribery and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton managed to trigger a congressional probe this week. … for the…
Russian government, state-backed network slam Twitter ad ban, vow revenge
Russia’s Foreign Ministry and a Kremlin-funded news network sharply criticized a decision Thursday by social media site Twitter to block all advertising from the global…
Twitter Blocks Ads by Russia’s Sputnik, RT
The social media company Twitter on Thursday announced it would block any advertising on its platform from Russia-sponsored news outlets Sputnik and RT. … and…
Special Counsel Mueller now investigating Tony Podesta, lobbyist with Democratic ties
Tony Podesta and the Podesta Group, a Democratic-leaning lobbying group, are the subjects of a federal investigation being led by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, three…
Putin Threatens Restrictions on US Media if Washington Pressures Russian Media
President Vladimir Putin has threatened U.S. media operating in Russia, saying Moscow would retaliate if U.S. officials put restrictions on Russian media in the United…
Why are Russian media outlets hyping the Mueller investigation?
It seems that Russian state media is starting to chip away at Trump’s burnished image. Maxim Apryatin Cynthia Hooper, College of the Holy Cross Four…
Facebook Chief Absolutely’ Supports Releasing Russia-linked Advertisements
Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg said Thursday she “absolutely” supports the public release of all advertisements produced by a Russia-linked organization during the 2016…
Kremlin warns it may restrict U.S. media in Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is within its rights to restrict the operations of U.S. media organizations in Russia in retaliation for what Moscow calls U.S….
