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That moment you learn you've been yelling at a Russian troll

November 3, 2017

A lot of folks have yelled at @Jenn_Abrams on Twitter, and that was the point. 

Twitter users can no longer find @Jenn_Abrams on that social platform, because the account was removed after a congressional investigation revealedas reported by The Daily Beast — this Abrams person was actually a troll account sent into the world by the Russian propaganda outfit known as the Internet Research Agency. 

Created in 2014, the folks behind the account spent some time sucking up followers with successfully viral tweets before swerving into right-wing politics in the lead-up to the United States presidential election in 2016. From there, the Abrams account incited angry political tweets. Read more…

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Source: Mashable | That moment you learn you've been yelling at a Russian troll

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