A worker from an infamous Russian “troll factory” has come forward with information on the secretive agency’s work to produce content seen by millions of Americans in the run up to the 2016 presidential election.
Vitaly Bespalov, 26, told NBC News that the Internet Research Agency (IRA) in St. Petersburg, Russia, employed hundreds of workers around the clock to produce inflammatory political propaganda during the time of the election.
The bloggers and former journalists churned out “lies … a merry-go-round of lies,” Bespalov said in an interview with the network, saying workers pushed to fulfill precise content quotas for articles and posts on social media.
Bespalov said that that he “absolutely” believes the IRA to be connected to the Kremlin, a belief shared by the U.S. intelligence community.
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Russian troll farm employee said teams worked non-stop to produce "merry-go-round of lies" during 2016 election https://t.co/r4Hvj9PL9B pic.twitter.com/S68YKkt4Gw
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