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US Treasury sanctions 3 Russians for ties to ‘troll factory’ Internet Research Agency – Source CNET Internet News

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The US Treasury Department sanctioned four individuals for attempting to interfere with the 2020 US presidential election on behalf of Russia.


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The US Treasury Department announced Thursday it’s sanctioning four individuals for attempting to interfere with US elections on behalf of Russia. Three of the people who were sanctioned work for the “Russian troll factory known as the Internet Research Agency (IRA),” according to the Treasury Department. 

US intelligence agencies and investigative reports have found that the IRA uses workers to create fake accounts on social media and pose as Americans, infiltrating…

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