How would we know if Russian Internet trolls are active here?

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The more I read on Reddit/Hacker News, the more I think there is brigading, trolls, sockpuppets that try to sway public opinion. Does Hacker News potentially have this problem?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_web_brigades

troydavis · Accepted Answer

> The more I read on Reddit/Hacker News, the more I think there is brigading, trolls, sockpuppets that try to sway public opinion. Does Hacker News potentially have this problem?See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30479156#30489889 and the links it gives, including https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comme... and https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27398725 .