Jun 12 Senators question FBI on Russian hack of voting software firm By Tami Abdollah, Associated Press In a letter sent to FBI Director Christopher Wray, Democratic Sens. Ron Wyden of Oregon and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, who is the ranking member of the committee with jurisdiction over federal elections, asked for answers by July 12 regarding… Continue reading
Jun 06 Putin claims Russia hasn’t meddled in U.S. elections, despite evidence of influence campaign By Gary Pruitt, Associated Press Speaking in response to a question from The Associated Press during a meeting with international news agencies in St. Petersburg, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that "we didn't meddle, we aren't meddling and we will not meddle in any elections."… Continue reading
Jan 17 Michael Cohen acknowledges rigging polls for Trump in 2014 and 2015 By Associated Press Technology company owner John Gauger said that Cohen promised him $50,000 for work including using computers to enter fake votes for Trump in a 2014 CNBC poll. Continue reading
Jan 14 AP fact check: Trump says he hasn’t left White House in ‘months.’ Actually, he has. By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press Eager to defend a prolonged government shutdown over his border wall, President Donald Trump is pretending that he's holed up nonstop at the White House waiting for a deal with Democrats. Here's a look at the president's claims in the… Continue reading
Dec 17 Watch 6:44 Sen. Wyden on social media’s ‘excruciatingly slow’ response to Russian interference A Senate intelligence committee has released bipartisan reports exposing further efforts by Russia to influence American elections via social media. Judy Woodruff speaks with committee member Sen. Ron Wyden, R-Ore., about how sophisticated the Russian efforts are, what social media… Continue watching
Dec 17 Russian influence operations still stoking tensions on social media, Senate reports say By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press A report expected to be released Monday by the Senate intelligence committee says that Russian interference operations still exist on social media platforms, and that the Russian operation discovered after the 2016 presidential election was much broader than once thought. Continue reading
Dec 14 What we know about Maria Butina’s plea agreement By Gabriela Martinez Maria Butina became the first Russian national to admit to trying to influence U.S. politics before the 2016 election, with her guilty plea this week in a federal investigation. Continue reading
Aug 24 Russian bots tried to sow discord over vaccines during the 2016 election, study finds By Helen Branswell, STAT An analysis of Twitter accounts previously identified as having been operated by Russian bots and trolls found they dove into the vaccine debate as early as January 2015… Continue reading
Aug 01 Trump says Sessions should end Mueller investigation By Associated Press President Donald Trump says his attorney general should put an end to special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. Continue reading
Jul 30 AP fact check: A look into Trump’s claims on ‘historic’ economic gains By Hope Yen, Josh Boak, Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press President Donald Trump exaggerated his role in boosting U.S. economic growth, falsely claiming full credit for positive economic news and inaccurately declaring a "historic" turnaround. Continue reading