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Why are Russian trolls spreading online hoaxes in the U.S.?

Clip: 6/8/2015 | 6m

Why are Russian trolls spreading online hoaxes in the U.S.?

In St. Petersburg, a shadowy Russian organization called the Internet Research Agency hires trolls to spread propaganda and hoaxes online. Jeffrey Brown interviews Adrian Chen of The New York Times Magazine about what he’s discovered about the group.

06/08/2015 | Rating NR

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