
The St. Petersburg entrepreneur Evgeny Prigozhin, related to the Kremlin, through the press service, confirmed the accusations that his structures were interfering with the US election campaign. It is introduced for interfering in the elections to the American sanctions list and put on the wanted list by the Federal Bureau of Investigations.
Prigozhin responded to the request to comment on the material that before the US Congress elections on November 8, American analysts found the activity of Internet trolls in publics dedicated to the elections, and suggested that the commentators are associated with Russia.
At a request from journalists, Prigozhinaanswered :
"We publish the commentary of Evgeny Viktorovich:" I will answer you very subtly, delicately and apologize, I will allow a certain ambiguity. Gentlemen, we intervened, intervene and will intervene. Gently, for sure, surgically and in our own way, as we can. During our point operations, we will remove both kidneys and liver at once. ”
On November 3, Graphika, which analyzes the content of social networks using artificial intelligence, published a report in which it claims that the Russian Internet trolls are allegedly distributing political caricatures insulting candidates from the Democratic Party.
Since October 29, analysts discovered six cartoons for democrats from the American states, where the most stubborn struggle, in particular Georgia, Ohio, New York and Pennsylvania, are going on.
According to the report, the carications created accounts related to the organization of NaEBC (Newsroom for American and European Based Citizens, which translates as a "news department for US and European citizens"), which is focused on people of extremely conservative views. NaEBC is associated with the Russian "Internet research agency", which is considered affiliated with Prigogine structures.
Prigozhin was repeatedly called the founder in St. Petersburg "Troll factories", which is engaged in propaganda on the Internet.
In intervention in political and especially election discussions in the United States, Russian Internet trolls have been accused since 2014; There were also messages about their attacks on the accounts of politicians of Great Britain, India and South Africa. Evgeny Prigozhin himself does not confirm and does not deny his connection with the "factory".
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