CNN Report: Pokémon Go Was Used To Influence The U.S. Election

CNN: Exclusive: Even Pokémon Go used by extensive Russian-linked meddling effort

Russian efforts to meddle in American politics did not end at Facebook and Twitter. A CNN investigation of a Russian-linked account shows its tentacles extended to YouTube, Tumblr and even Pokémon Go.

One Russian-linked campaign posing as part of the Black Lives Matter movement used Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Tumblr and Pokémon Go and even contacted some reporters in an effort to exploit racial tensions and sow discord among Americans, CNN has

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The campaign, titled "Don't Shoot Us," offers new insights into how Russian agents created a broad online ecosystem where divisive political messages were reinforced across multiple platforms, amplifying a campaign that appears to have been run from one source -- the shadowy, Kremlin-linked troll farm known as the Internet Research Agency.

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WNU Editor: So a few hundred Facebook/Twitter/and Google accounts .... among a billion plus accounts on these platforms .... was enough to influence the U.S. Presidential election. And if anyone has any doubts, the use of Pokémon Go should seal the argument. I thought that I would never say this .... but I will .... LMFAO!!!

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