Fascinating to revisit this #trollfarm coup. @TEN_GOP tweeted that Hillary Clinton had an "undercover nurse." Politifact watched the lie spread, including apparently being referenced by Hannity: politifact.com/truth-o-meter/…
The Daily Telegraph picked up on it, too, apparently thinking that @TEN_GOP was a real GOP feed: telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/09/1…
Oh look. Here's the Daily Mail, again attributing to @TEN_GOP. dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3…
Here's Hannity's tweet. Archive link: archive.is/ey0C2
The bit.ly link in Hannity's tweet is down, but the headline matches this article, attributed to "Hannity.com" staff, and again citing Russian troll @TEN_GOP as a main source. iheart.com/news/photos-wh…
This is a case where a Russian troll account actually dominated the story, pushing a falsehood which was amplified by social and print media. That's impact.
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