The New York Times has uncovered the smoking gun that lead to the rise of Trump, and the fall of "Crooked" Hillary Clinton.
According to the "groundbreaking" reporting of the New York Times...
Providing new evidence of Russian interference in the 2016 election, Facebook disclosed on Wednesday that it had identified more than $100,000 worth of divisive ads on hot-button issues purchased by a shadowy Russian company linked to the Kremlin.
Most of the 3,000 ads did not refer to particular candidates but instead focused on divisive social issues such as race, gay rights, gun control and immigration, according to a post on Facebook by Alex Stamos, that company's chief security officer. The ads, which ran between June 2015 and May 2017, were linked to some 470 fake accounts and pages the company said it had shut down.
Mr. Stamos wrote that while some of the ads specifically mentioned the two candidates, most focused instead on issues that were polarizing the electorate: "divisive social and political messages across the ideological spectrum - touching on topics from LGBT matters to race issues to immigration to gun rights."
Comment: Stamos writes that, 'The vast majority of ads run by these accounts didn't specifically reference the US presidential election, voting or a particular candidate.' How's that for a 'smoking gun' of Russian interference? And the fact that they 'focused on divisive hot button issues'? That sounds like every politician and media outlet worldwide during an election, doesn't it?
Buried deep inside the NYT article, is an admission that there is zero evidence that Trump colluded with the Russians...
To date, while news reports have uncovered many meetings and contacts between Trump associates and Russians, there has been no evidence proving collusion in the hacking or other Russian activities.According to The Gateway Pundit, Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election has taken yet another strange turn. This time, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has transferred data on ads "likely" purchased by Russian entities.
Those dastardly "Russian entities" always out to destroy American democracy, and using Zuckerberg's neo-liberal Facebook to accomplish their evil desires...and doing it on a shoestring budget.
If Hillary Clinton only knew about the power of Facebook ads, she might have directed $101,000 to FB, outspend Russia, and be the Madame President that she so richly deserved.
CNBC adds...
An internal Facebook investigation has found it is "likely" Russian operatives spent $100,000 on ads with "divisive messages" between June 2015 and May 2017.
A blog post on the issue, which was published on Wednesday, said the operation involved 3,000 separate ads over a two-year period and was likely to have been run out of Russia. In addition, Facebook found 470 affiliated fake accounts and pages.
The social media giant has turned over all information about those ads to special counsel Robert Mueller, a source familiar with the matter said told Reuters on Wednesday. That includes copies of the ads and the identity of the buyers, the source said.
Former FBI Director Mueller is investigating Russian efforts to influence the 2016 election and whether the Trump campaign colluded with the Kremlin.
Comment: Let's get this straight. There's 'new evidence' that a 'shadowy' Russian company with 'possible' ties to the Kremlin 'likely' spent a measly $100 grand on 'divisive' Facebook ads that 'might have' influenced the 2016 US election in 'one way or another'?
This is the kind of evidence one expects to find when investigating something that never actually happened. By now, anyone who doubts that this is anything more than a witch hunt against Trump and his associates have succumbed to mass hysteria.
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