FBI Reportedly Looking At Breitbart, InfoWars As Part Of Russia Probe

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Spoiler

 

The FBI’s Counterintelligence Division is looking into the role far-right news sites including Breitbart, InfoWars and the Kremlin-backed RT might have played in Russia’s influence campaign during the U.S. presidential election, McClatchy reported Monday.

Automated computer bots strategically deployed unabashedly pro-Trump articles, which often contained falsehoods, from those sites on social media at moments when Trump’s campaign was flagging, anonymous FBI sources told McClatchy. The probe reportedly is looking at whether those publications willingly coordinated with Russian operatives in promoting their stories.

There've been a number of investigations into how so-called “fake news” stories distorted the media narrative and fueled the spread of election-related conspiracy theories during the 2016 race.

 

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/fbi-probing-infowars-breitbart-russia

[Robagaga 9,345]

YES

 

[MJHolland 12,725]

F****ck yessss

I hope they all get caught 

[FATCAT 60,886]

Chances are they're looking at the funding, to see if money from Russia is being funneled through people's "donations". (and that's big donations, not small ones)

[Maleficent 6]

This is a slippery slope. Has anyone watched the latest episode of The Good Fight? They dealt with this exact issue. Targeting the alt-right is exactly what they want. They wish to play the victims...

[Morphine Prince 109,645]

They need to be shut down.