Video Commentary: When Journalists Becoming Unwitting Tools of Russian Interference

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November 11, 2020

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The Internet Research Agency (IRA) has infiltrated American social media in order to sow mistrust, widen divisions, and interfere in the 2016 presidential elections. Lilian Manansala discusses the ethical dilemma of journalists not checking sources only to find out later they utilized posts tweeted by Russian bots.

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