DISINFO: Myth of "Russian interference" in the US elections was created by American IT corporations
SUMMARY
The myth of “Russian interference” in the US elections was created by large American IT corporations: Facebook, Google, Amazon. The ones that supported the Democratic Party and its candidate Hillary Clinton.
RESPONSE
Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation denying Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election. Available evidence suggests that Russian meddling in the 2016 US presidential poll - which was specifically aimed at damaging Clinton's campaign and aid her opponent - did affect the vote, particularly in three critical swing states where Trump's victory margins were the thinnest. In the US, Russian-linked posts reached 126 million Facebook users, whilst 29 million saw the content "directly". In addition, the US Justice Department charged 12 Russian intelligence officers with hacking Democratic officials in the 2016 US elections. Previously, 13 Russian citizens, as well as the Internet Research Agency (IRA), Concord Management and Concord Catering, had been charged with interfering in the US political system. Robert Mueller's investigation also concluded that Russia interfered in the 2016 election. Mueller's report determined that there were "two main Russian efforts to influence the 2016 election". The first involved attempts by the Internet Research Agency to conduct disinformation and social media operations in the US to sow social discord, with the aim of interfering with the election. The second involved the Russian government's efforts to conduct computer hacking operations designed to gather and disseminate information to influence the election. See similar cases claiming that the notion of “Russian influence” in the US is an absurd conspiracy theory, or that Allegations of Russian meddling in US elections are absolutely insane.