The Social Media Operation That Divided Americans
Clip: 3/17/2020 | 2m 44sVideo has Closed Captions
A closer look at the Russian social media operation set on dividing Americans.
The Russian social media disinformation campaign was particularly savvy in the lead-up to the 2016 election. But take a closer look and you might be surprised to learn that ads out of Russia only accounted for less than 1% of all political ads that year.
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The Social Media Operation That Divided Americans
Clip: 3/17/2020 | 2m 44sVideo has Closed Captions
The Russian social media disinformation campaign was particularly savvy in the lead-up to the 2016 election. But take a closer look and you might be surprised to learn that ads out of Russia only accounted for less than 1% of all political ads that year.
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