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

[some amigo]

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

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source: pbs.org/newshour/bb/russian-trolls-spreading-online-hoaxes-u-s/

Troll hunter seems to be the profession of the future. Savchuk and Chen are the ones
who starts

Maybe Savchuk has little chance of winning but dare enough just to try. And most importantly, that she shed light on that troll nest

[ag]

As the resident rusophobe, I should inform you that we have dealt with the issue here successfully. No need of professional help from you is necessary. And, in fact, this is counterproductive: we do not need organized posting from any side here. I think we can be safely left alone on this forum