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Claim That Drone Strikes Hit Russian Bot Farm Falls Apart
Original: Drone Strikes Didn’t Take Out a Russian Bot Farm, But We Were Primed to Believe It
Reports circulated that drone strikes had destroyed a Russian bot farm, but Mother Jones finds the claim does not hold up. The outlet argues the story spread easily because audiences were already primed to believe Russian disinformation operations could be targeted by military action. The episode highlights how viral claims about Russia and information warfare can gain traction without solid evidence, and how expectations shape what readers accept as plausible news.
Why now: A widely shared claim about Russia being debunked is drawing attention to how misinformation spreads.
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