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New website aims to track Russian-backed propaganda on Twitter

It is part of a growing effort to diminish Moscow's ability to meddle in future elections in the US and Europe

Published Thu, Aug 3, 2017 · 09:50 PM

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A WEBSITE launched on Wednesday seeks to track Russian-supported propaganda and disinformation on Twitter, part of a growing non-governmental effort to diminish Moscow's ability to meddle in future elections in the United States and Europe.

The "Hamilton 68" dashboard (http://dashboard.securingdemocracy.org/) was built by researchers working with the Alliance for Securing Democracy, a bipartisan, transatlantic project set up last month to counter Russian disinformation campaigns.

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