Pentagon: Russian Trolls Increased ‘2,000 Percent’ After Syria Attack

Pentagon: “The Russian disinformation campaign has already begun. There has been a 2,000 percent increase in Russian trolls in the last 24 hours.” pic.twitter.com/xVkJzAHOqs

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FOX News: Russian trolls launch a disinformation campaign after the Syria airstrikes: Pentagon

Following U.S.-led coalition strikes in Syria to degrade chemical weapons capabilities, the Pentagon says it's seen a “2,000 percent increase” in Russian “disinformation.”

Russia, a close ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, has reportedly started a new campaign to spread propaganda and other false narratives on social media after the U.S., France and the United Kingdom staged airstrikes in Syria this weekend in response to Assad’s alleged use of chemical weapons.

Chief Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White said at a briefing on Saturday that “there has been a 2,000 percent increase in Russian trolls in the last 24 hours.”

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Update: Russian Trolls Increased ‘2,000 Percent’ After Syria Attack, Pentagon Says (Newsweek)

WNU Editor: The Pentagon appears to be very sure on this 2,000 per cent increase.