Devastating article debunking the Russia hysteria
The Nation recently published an article debunking much of the hysteria surrounding Mueller's indictments.
https://www.thenation.com/article/hyping-the-mueller-indictment/
Some of the more damming conclusions:
1. Russians spent less than $50,000 on Facebook ads before the 2016 election. Only a tiny number were targeted to battleground states and most of those were viewed less than a thousand times. Russian spending during the general election amounted to a whopping $300 in Pennsylvania and $823 in Michigan. Most of their spending was during the primaries, which Hillary handily won.
2. Mueller's indictments don't spell out any direct links to the Kremlin. The fact that these troll accounts were so amateurish and easily connected to the Internet Research Agency proves that they weren't state sponsored. In fact, critical details about the operation were revealed by a Russian publication last year. It is unfathomable that a professional operation would've been exposed so easily.
3. It is likely that commercial motives played a dominant role in the Russian Facebook operation. The fake accounts were used to share promotional material from US merchants for a fee of $25 - $50 per post.
4. According to a recent study, the U.S. has interfered in 81 elections since 1945 and spends tens of millions annually on influence operations inside Russia. Epic hypocrisy.