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The FBI came to the conclusion that at least some accounts in social networks through which fake news were distributed during the presidential election campaign in the United States were part of the Russian campaign for misinformation. This is reported by CNN.

In the months leading up to election day, Twitter and Facebook have become breeding grounds for the spread of viral “news” about conspiracies and hoaxes, many of which contained negative false statements about Hillary Clinton.

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