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Re:Foreign Actors Likely to Spread Disinformation Regarding ... by quickthrowman on Tuesday September 22, 2020 @07:09PM (#24561083)
> What was the single most impactful piece of disinformation spread during the last election cycle? I think the answer to that question would obviously be the Steele Dossier.

You mean the dossier that Buzzfeed News published on January 10th, 2017[0], which was over two months after the election? This would’ve been the first time voters had a chance to see it, which I remind you was after they already voted in the election.

How then, did it influence the 2016 election?

[0]https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kenbensinger/these-repo...

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Re:Foreign Actors Likely to Spread Disinformation Regarding ... by zaroth on Thursday September 24, 2020 @08:40PM (#24585316)
You’re right and it clearly didn’t influence the election.

I meant to say the single most significant piece of misinformation since the last election.

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