The internet chat forum Reddit said it believed the leaked documents were part of a Russian campaign Andy Rain/EPALeaked documents on trade talks between Britain and the US that were revealed by Jeremy Corbyn last week are believed to have been part of a Russian misinformation campaign. The Labour leader revealed the existence of the 451 pages of classified files on the negotiations that had been leaked on to the internet chat forum Reddit in October. The papers included discussions about the NHS. “We were recently made aware of a post on Reddit that included leaked documents from the UK,” Reddit said in a statement. “We investigated this account and the accounts connected to it, and today we believe this was part of a campaign that has been reported as originating from Russia.”The company said it has now banned 61 Reddit accounts…

Source: The Times December 07, 2019 00:45 UTC