The Troll Farm: What We Know About 13 Russians Indicted by the U.S.
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The Troll Farm: What We Know About 13 Russians Indicted by the U.S.
His name appears in public records as general director of Azimut — which, according to the indictment,
was used to funnel money to the troll farm — and of the Reputation Management Center.
According to the indictment, she was the head, and he the deputy head, of the "translator project," the troll farm’s
campaign to target Americans with messages on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube, starting in April 2014.
One sign of his connection to the trolls, according to the indictment: In what appeared to be something of an inside joke, people working for the Internet Research
Agency paid an American to hold a sign outside the White House — "Happy 55th Birthday, Dear Boss" — to celebrate Mr. Prigozhin’s birthday (June 1) in 2016.
He developed a close relationship with President Vladimir V. Putin, and has been derogatively called "Putin’s cook." According to the indictment, he controlled two companies
that financed the operations of the Internet Research Agency, a shadowy troll farm.
Ms. Bogacheva and Ms. Krylova obtained visas to visit the United States in 2014 "under false pretenses for the
purposes of collecting intelligence to inform the organization’s operatives," according to the indictment.
"I created all these pictures and posts, and the Americans believed
that it was written by their people." Mr. Podkopaev was an analyst for the "translator project." He conducted research on the United States and drafted social media messages for the organization, according to the indictment.
According to the indictment, Ms. Bovda and Mr. Bovda both worked for the troll farm for about a year, from November 2013 to October 2014.
His name appears in public records as general director of Azimut — which, according to the indictment,
was used to funnel money to the troll farm — and of the Reputation Management Center.
According to the indictment, she was the head, and he the deputy head, of the "translator project," the troll farm’s
campaign to target Americans with messages on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube, starting in April 2014.
One sign of his connection to the trolls, according to the indictment: In what appeared to be something of an inside joke, people working for the Internet Research
Agency paid an American to hold a sign outside the White House — "Happy 55th Birthday, Dear Boss" — to celebrate Mr. Prigozhin’s birthday (June 1) in 2016.
He developed a close relationship with President Vladimir V. Putin, and has been derogatively called "Putin’s cook." According to the indictment, he controlled two companies
that financed the operations of the Internet Research Agency, a shadowy troll farm.
Ms. Bogacheva and Ms. Krylova obtained visas to visit the United States in 2014 "under false pretenses for the
purposes of collecting intelligence to inform the organization’s operatives," according to the indictment.
"I created all these pictures and posts, and the Americans believed
that it was written by their people." Mr. Podkopaev was an analyst for the "translator project." He conducted research on the United States and drafted social media messages for the organization, according to the indictment.
According to the indictment, Ms. Bovda and Mr. Bovda both worked for the troll farm for about a year, from November 2013 to October 2014.