The Impact of Russian Interference on the US Presidential Election

In April 2018, banned nearly 1,000 Russian bots. Meanwhile, was set up to identify and list bots and fake accounts, and to teach citizens how to spot these fake accounts. The topics usually covered by Russian bots are listed on their website so that the general public can better understand how they work.

Bots are however not limited to social media discussions. videos can also be used as propagation vectors, as well as humorous images commonly called .

In 2018, Russia went even further in the presidential election in . Russian agents created a new newspaper there and hired students to write articles in favour of the outgoing president. They bought advertising inserts, paid people to go to demonstrations and paid journalists to cover the demonstrations.

Currently, there is no evidence that these more advanced methods are being used in the US. However,…