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http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01fb494c31z| Title: | The tactics and tropes of the Internet Research Agency |
| Contributors: | DiResta, Renee Shaffer, Kris Ruppel, Becky Sullivan, David Matney, Robert Fox, Ryan Albright, Jonathan Johnson, Ben |
| Keywords: | Internet Research Agency Election fraud—United States Presidents—United States—Election—2016 Elections—Corrupt practices—United States Truthfulness and falsehood—Political aspects Ballot—Security measures—United States Political campaigns—Corrupt practices—United States Russia (Federation)—Foreign relations—United States |
| Issue Date: | 18-Dec-2018 |
| Publisher: | New Knowledge |
| Place of Publication: | Austin, Tex. |
| Description: | This report summarizes a review of an expansive data set of social media posts and metadata provided by Facebook, Twitter, and Alphabet (Google), plus a set of related ata, to serve as evidence for an investigation into the Internet Research Agency (IRA) influence operations. It includes an overview of Russian influence operations, a collection of summary statistics, and a set of key takeaways. Some of the key observations noted in the report include: The threat remains; there is evidence of continued interference operations on several platforms. Although Instagram, a photo and video-sharing social networking site owned by Facebook, was a significant platform for the IRA the report notes that it is not often mentioned as a key battleground on social media. Black-American communities seem to have been specifically targeted, with the IRA focused on “developing Black audiences and recruiting Black Americans as assets.” Voter suppression tactics included [1] malicious misdirection; [2] candidate support redirection; and [3] and voter turnout suppression. Operations included biases for presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton, and other prominent figures including Sens. Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Lindsay Graham, John McCain, and Dr. Ben Carson. |
| URI: | http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01fb494c31z |
| Related resource: | https://disinformationreport.blob.core.windows.net/disinformation-report/NewKnowledge-Disinformation-Report-Whitepaper.pdf |
| Appears in Collections: | Monographic reports and papers (Publicly Accessible) |
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