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In reply to the discussion: Honest Question: Was Democratic Underground was trolled by the Russians during 2016 primaries? [View all]Stinky The Clown
(67,832 posts)24. Конечно, они здесь
And they are STILL here, even tonight.
I won't break site rules and call anyone out, but some of them have pretty high post counts.
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Honest Question: Was Democratic Underground was trolled by the Russians during 2016 primaries? [View all]
RandySF
Feb 2018
OP
And on a related note, I still have to wonder if Putin hacked DU on election night.
StevieM
Feb 2018
#3
It always seemed so to me -- just a little thing to show what they could do to little people...
Hekate
Feb 2018
#64
RT got widely quoted here because our "progressive friends" were employed by them...
Hekate
Feb 2018
#71
I am not a huge Hartmann fan. I heard his callers attack Hillary and he rarely argued with them. I
Demsrule86
Feb 2018
#90
I never followed Hartmann but knew folks who did. However when I found where he got his paycheck...
Hekate
Feb 2018
#117
And a lot of us on DU will raise any alarms about any 'wierd DU' trolls, that's one thing ...
SWBTATTReg
Feb 2018
#21
The OP asked us our opinion, not "what the admins found." This isn't meta and it isn't the primaries
Hekate
Feb 2018
#74
Lol. He literally asked "Did DU administrators ever find evidence of trolling?"
Hassin Bin Sober
Feb 2018
#112
Yes. But even more insidious were the once good Democratic Party members hoodwinked
GulfCoast66
Feb 2018
#31
Considering the size of the Russian operation as it has been laid out, the better question is...
stevenleser
Feb 2018
#70
Are you kidding? This site was disabled by Russians on Election Day and days after.
no_hypocrisy
Feb 2018
#77
I think there was a small percentage. The vast majority of posters were behind Hillary, then there
OnDoutside
Feb 2018
#84
Yes, and some are still here. I had some on my ignore...and after the election checked on them.
Demsrule86
Feb 2018
#89
Yes, I believe so. Its no coincidence the site was hacked and down for weeks.
onecaliberal
Feb 2018
#102
JPR is probably controlled by Russian trolls and a # of formers DUers are there
Kaleva
Feb 2018
#113