Vladimir Putin’s ‘troll farm’ isn’t necessary. We in the West have our own

Vladimir Putin’s ‘troll farm’ isn’t necessary. We in the West have our own
Vladimir Putin is said to believe deeply that voters as a whole have no thoughts of their own and their attitudes are the products of manipulation. (Image: Kremlin)
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By Marc ChampionWhen it comes to disinformation warfare, President Vladimir Putin is, of course, a pro. As a career KGB agent, it’s what he knows and what he does. That point was again underscored by the recent US Department of Justice (DoJ) case alleging a systematic Russian effort to interfere in November’s presidential election.That did happen in 2016, but it’s 2024. By now, you have to ask why Putin bothers – given the industrial quantities of homegrown disinformation Americans are producing – and just how...

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