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Countering Russian disinformation the Baltic nations' way

  • Written by Terry Thompson, Adjunct Instructor in Cybersecurity, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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As the new Congress begins, it will soon discuss the comprehensive reports to the U.S. Senate on the disinformation campaign of half-truths, outright fabrications and misleading posts made by agents of the Russian government on social media in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election.

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