The following article by Isaac Arnsdorf was posted on the Pro Publica website August 23, 2017:
Analysts tracking Russian influence operations find a feedback loop between Kremlin propaganda and far-right memes.
Update: Aug. 23, 2017: This article has been updated to include a comment provided by Sputnik after this story was published. Sputnik’s full comment can be found here.
Angee Dixson joined Twitter on Aug. 8 and immediately began posting furiously — about 90 times a day. A self-described American Christian conservative, Dixson defended President Donald Trump’s response to the unrest in Charlottesville, criticized the removal of Confederate monuments and posted pictures purporting to show violence by left-wing counterprotesters.
“Dems and Media Continue to IGNORE BLM and Antifa Violence in Charlottesville,” she wrote above a picture of masked demonstrators labeled “DEMOCRAT TERROR.” Continue reading “Pro-Russian Bots Take Up the Right-Wing Cause After Charlottesville”