Warner: Russia Has Upwards of 1,000 Paid Internet Trolls Creating ‘Fake News’ About Clinton

REPORTER Can you give ░░░░░░░░ a sense of the ░░░░░░░░ of what the Russians ░░░░░░░░ did in terms of ░░░░░░░░ of people and the ░░░░░░░░ facets of the attack ░░░░░░░░ Let me start off ░░░░░░░░ that I think we ░░░░░░░░ about the hacking and ░░░░░░░░ selective leaking of information ░░░░░░░░ as a former tech ░░░░░░░░ what really concerns me ░░░░░░░░ at least some reports ░░░░░░░░ we have to get ░░░░░░░░ the bottom of this ░░░░░░░░ that there were upwards ░░░░░░░░ 1 000 paid Internet ░░░░░░░░ working out of a ░░░░░░░░ in Russia in effect ░░░░░░░░ over a series of ░░░░░░░░ which are then called ░░░░░░░░ botnet They can then ░░░░░░░░ news down to specific ░░░░░░░░ It s been reported ░░░░░░░░ me we have to ░░░░░░░░ this out specific areas ░░░░░░░░ Wisconsin Michigan Pennsylvania where ░░░░░░░░ would not have been ░░░░░░░░ off of whoever your ░░░░░░░░ might have been Trump ░░░░░░░░ Clinton in the waning ░░░░░░░░ of the election but ░░░░░░░░ Clinton is sick or ░░░░░░░░ is taking money from ░░░░░░░░ source fake news We ░░░░░░░░ also seen as well ░░░░░░░░ fact that if you ░░░░░░░░ about if you look ░░░░░░░░ for example if you ░░░░░░░░ election hacking during the ░░░░░░░░ leading up to the ░░░░░░░░ and immediately afterwards you ░░░░░░░░ t get Fox or ░░░░░░░░ or New York Times ░░░░░░░░ you get is four ░░░░░░░░ of the first five ░░░░░░░░ stories that popped up ░░░░░░░░ Russian propaganda And again ░░░░░░░░ s be clear I ░░░░░░░░ not here to re ░░░░░░░░ the election But the ░░░░░░░░ we have I believe ░░░░░░░░ of our responsibility as ░░░░░░░░ is to put the ░░░░░░░░ public on a higher ░░░░░░░░ of alert that this ░░░░░░░░ it was Russia It ░░░░░░░░ be other foreign nations ░░░░░░░░ well We are in ░░░░░░░░ whole new realm around ░░░░░░░░ that provides opportunity but ░░░░░░░░ huge threats to our ░░░░░░░░ democracy We re seeing ░░░░░░░░ right now.”