Russian trolls, he said, were cynically pushing both sides of the argument over whether players should take a knee at the playing of the national anthem before NFL games. Wray did say that the FBI is expanding its efforts to track Russian attempts to influence U.S. elections. “More gender inclusivity with NFL fans and gluten free options at stadiums,” the tweet read. The campaign season ads also sought to send contrary messages to different user groups based on their political and demographic characteristics, and to sow discord among religious groups. Officials said the ads show how sophisticated the efforts were to mimic and sway U.S. political discourse while exacerbating preexisting tensions among different groups of Americans.

Source: Washington Post September 27, 2017 20:26 UTC