Russian government openly trying to influence US popular opinion

Perhaps they were emboldened by the cozy Oval Office meeting a week ago between President Trump and the Russian foreign minister. On Friday, a Russian government account tweeted a graphic touting an unsupported (fake) story tying a murdered DNC staff member to Wikileaks.

The story got traction on Fox News but the sourcing was dubious, at best.

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The Russian Embassy in London tweeted about murdered DNC staffer Seth Rich