Evidence is embedded in data made publicly available through investigations in the United States, where congressional probes have been examining Russian information campaigns following the 2016 presidential election. WASHINGTON—The same Russian online troll farm that meddled in the American presidential election has also taken swipes at Canadian targets, including oil infrastructure and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. They included retweets of news headlines, references to oil spills and links to blog posts like one titled: “Uh oh! But things like Canadian oil are a natural target, said one analyst on Russian information campaigns. A U.S. State Department official said at the report launch that the solution isn’t creating troll farms in Western capitals.

Source: thestar March 18, 2018 23:26 UTC