Russia's disinformation campaign analyzed

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New report shows Russia used every major social media tool to help Trump

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Report is the first to study the millions of posts provided by major technology firms to the Senate Intelligence Committee .

It offers new details on how Russians sliced Americans into key interest groups for the purpose of targeting messages.

These efforts shifted over time, peaking at key political moments, such as presidential debates or party conventions, the report found.

Facebook was particularly effective at targeting conservatives and African Americans , the report found.

Researchers also noted that the data includes evidence of sloppiness by the Russians that could have led to earlier detection, including the use of Russia ’s currency, the ruble, to buy ads and Russian phone numbers.

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