Russian 2016 Election Interference
The cluster centers on debates about Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election, including discussions of evidence, methods like hacking and disinformation, skepticism, and comparisons to US meddling in other elections.
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This is your regular reminder that Russian interference in the US election of 2016 took the form of discouraging Democrats to vote by telling them that both parties were just the same. So, when Hacker News is suddenly full of topics like this, with commenters earnestly agreeing with each other that both parties are just the same and nothing will ever change, it’s worth being a little skeptical.
Perhaps there is evidence as others have suggested (as I am sure there is of US involvement in Russian affairs). In fact it would be surprising if Russia weren't at it. This is after all the age of cyber warfare so it is extremely unlikely that all major powers aren't trying to coerce the system to their advantage. That said it seems that most of the Russian scare tactics are coming out of the Hilary camp as an attempt to deflect from her own shortcomings. Every time something illegal
What exactly did Russia do to influence US elections?
You mean, like Pizza Gate?Wiki has a well-cited article on the topic that's probably worth your attention: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_interference_in_the_... -- specifically the social media section.
Does this include russian vote hacking?
A lot of people in the US still don't believe Russians interfered in the election, and/or that they interfered to support Trump's candidacy. I believe this is mostly designed to show them (1) yes, they were doing a lot, and (2) it was aimed at disparaging Clinton and supporting Trump.Similarly, the US government hasn't really taken any steps to prevent future meddling in US elections. The goal may have also been to serve as a wake up call to our elected officials to take t
The same way Russians stirred our elections right?
If you think Russia has only meddled with American election, you are crazy
Russia tampering in the election isn’t a conspiracy theory. It is a well reported fact.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_interference_in_the_...
This is well known.https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/25/us/politics/russian-hacki...