Russia’s propaganda machine amplifies alt-right

By artappraiser on Sat, 08/26/2017 - 4:51pm |

By Morgan Chalfant @ TheHill.com, Aug. 26

[....] “Promoting content that is divisive – that is the ultimate goal here,” said Lee Foster, manager of information operations analysis at FireEye iSIGHT Intelligence.

“It’s the same in Europe, but the specific themes change,” Foster said. “There, one of the most prominent themes is migration and the refugee crisis.”[....]

The latest example is the recent flood of negative coverage of President Trump’s national security adviser, H.R. McMaster, which originated on right-wing media outlets like Breitbart News and has been picked up by prominent conservative personalities, including Sean Hannity.

The campaign, coined #FireMcMaster, was also picked up by automated Twitter accounts—commonly known as “bots”—that are linked to Russia [.....]

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http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/348054-russias-propaganda-machine-amplifies-alt-right