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Busting Russia's fake news the European Union way

  • Written by Thomas Holt, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University
Trolls spread Russian disinformation campaigns across Europe and the U.S.Shutterstock

The U.S. has been rocked over the last two years by claims that the Russian government directly attempted to meddle in the 2016 presidential election.

Social media companies initially claimed such efforts must have been limited in scope. But this notion was...

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