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Russia Is Infecting the Planet with Disinformation (Stewart McDonald, The Times)
The modern conspiracy theory is far more subtle.
We should learn from some recent examples. Remember Russia’s interference in the last US election? What sometimes started as community Facebook groups for football fans or gardening hobbyists was found to be a Russian state effort, via its notorious Internet Research Agency, to slowly build an audience ripe for manipulation.