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These are the most popular stealth Russian Facebook ads from each month
Wsahington POst ^ | May 10 at 4:30 PM | Philip Bump

Posted on 05/10/2018 8:27:43 PM PDT by BenLurkin

Democrats from the House Intelligence Committee released several-thousand ads that had been run on Facebook as part of Russia’s efforts to interfere in U.S. politics from mid-2015 through August of last year. We broke down the numbers behind those posts, including how many clicks they got each month and how much they cost.

We thought it would be interesting, though, to also pull out the most popular ads that were introduced each month to get a broad sense of which advertising efforts were actually effective. Below, the ad campaigns initiated in each month from June 2015 to August 2017 that received the most overall clicks. (No data is available for June 2017.)

We also included information about whom each ad was meant to target. The people purchasing the ads were often specific in where they wanted the ads to run and whom they wanted to target, usually based on political views or racial identity. Notice, though, that none of the most popular ads are specifically political, talking about Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump. Instead, they’re broadly political, meant, it seems, to encourage association with divisive issues in U.S. politics.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: faceboo; k; russianpropaganda; russianpuppets; russianstooges; russiasucks
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To: BenLurkin

“ads that had been run on Facebook as part of ***ONLY*** Russia’s efforts to interfere in U.S. politics from mid-2015 through August of last year. “

I want a list of other countries’ ads for context.


21 posted on 05/10/2018 9:04:56 PM PDT by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: BenLurkin

I read that twice.

WTH does it MEAN?


22 posted on 05/10/2018 9:08:56 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (A Second Amendment march to deny leftists their First Amendment rights. Turnabout is fair play.)
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To: BenLurkin

The deep state trying to play up these Facebook ads as making the difference in the election is like someone seeing a little kid urinate in the ocean and claiming the entire ocean is now contaminated.


23 posted on 05/10/2018 9:11:59 PM PDT by Meet the New Boss
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To: BenLurkin

I’ve noticed elsewhere it is being reported that the DEMOCRATS released these ads. Like Wired:

https://www.wired.com/story/house-democrats-release-3500-russia-linked-facebook-ads/

Yes, those paragons of honesty and truth, the ‘RAT party.


24 posted on 05/10/2018 9:13:00 PM PDT by ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton (Go Egypt on 0bama)
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To: dsc
My personal opinion is, the Russian/Putin US presidential preference, was Bernie Moscow Honeymooner... Bernie sold out to Hillry, for 600 big.. but the ads had already been purchased on Facebook. Sooo Hillry needed a scapegoat with Bernie out of the way, and necklaced ‘collusion’ upon candidate Trump the election winner President Trump.

Had candidate Trump not been the GOP nominee, say Cruz had won ... what would Hillry been accusing Cruz of doing???

Hillry Clinton is one wicked woman... not just nasty, but pure unadulterated wicked.

25 posted on 05/10/2018 9:19:08 PM PDT by Just mythoughts
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To: BenLurkin
My guess....

Frank Stallone!

26 posted on 05/10/2018 9:21:43 PM PDT by jaz.357 (Blithering Intellectual.)
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To: BenLurkin

With a mere $100,000 the Russians apparently did to the Election what Hillary did turning $1000 into $100,000 investing in Cattle Futures.


27 posted on 05/10/2018 9:24:13 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (THEY LIVE, and we're the only ones wearing the Sunglasses.)
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To: BenLurkin

That’s all they’ve got? This is what all the fuss is about? Sheesh. Losers.


28 posted on 05/10/2018 9:24:27 PM PDT by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!)
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To: BenLurkin

I never saw any of these ‘ads’... it doesen’t seem possible these ads caused Hillary to lose.


29 posted on 05/10/2018 9:33:16 PM PDT by GOPJ (MSNBC - when only shallow (more-money-than-brains) bimbos spewing breathless gossip will do...)
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To: Just mythoughts

“My personal opinion is, the Russian/Putin US presidential preference, was Bernie Moscow Honeymooner.”

I’m sure they’d rather have had him or Felonia over DJT any day.


30 posted on 05/10/2018 9:33:35 PM PDT by dsc (Our system of government cannot survive one-party control of communications.)
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To: BenLurkin

Can’t get passed pay wall


31 posted on 05/10/2018 9:36:09 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: BenLurkin

Really??? That’s the best they got?!?!


32 posted on 05/10/2018 9:37:33 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: dsc
I’m sure they’d rather have had him or Felonia over DJT any day.

Bernie demonstrated he was for sale and bowed out. He was actually getting more votes than Hillry without her superdelegates. Now where was Bernie getting all his campaign cash. He sure was not self funding. Trump repeatedly mentioned Bernie at his campaign rallies ... and the 'big' crowds he was getting ... and that he sold his soul to the devil

http://dailycaller.com/2016/07/29/trump-says-bernie-sanders-sold-his-soul-to-the-devil/

Notice the date...

33 posted on 05/10/2018 9:47:05 PM PDT by Just mythoughts
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To: dsc

http://dailycaller.com/2016/07/29/trump-says-bernie-sanders-sold-his-soul-to-the-devil/


34 posted on 05/10/2018 9:47:26 PM PDT by Just mythoughts
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To: Uncle Miltie

LOL. Me too. What does it mean?


35 posted on 05/10/2018 10:54:19 PM PDT by Cowboy Bob ("Other People's Money" = The life blood of Liberalism)
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To: BenLurkin

I feel bad, it seems no one wants to target me. I have not even seen a single one of those. Zero...


36 posted on 05/10/2018 11:02:05 PM PDT by Tammy8 (Please be a regular supporter of Free Republic !)
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To: PGR88

$650,000,000.00 was just to cover hitlary’s Bar Tab!


37 posted on 05/10/2018 11:52:05 PM PDT by mabarker1 ((Progress- the opposite of congress))
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To: BenLurkin

Yeah and 10 million people wanted to vote for Hillary but because of all them ads on Facebook they voted for Trump all of the sudden! It had nothing to do with things like Hillary not having a program to run on or such stuff. No it was them Facebook ads!


38 posted on 05/11/2018 1:54:28 AM PDT by knighthawk (We will always remember We will always be proud We will always be prepared so we may always be free)
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To: BenLurkin

In other words - they trolled
Did they get $3.50 per post?


39 posted on 05/11/2018 2:31:42 AM PDT by silverleaf (A man who kneels for the national anthem doesn't stand for much of anything)
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To: BenLurkin

All those illegals in Cali-fornia were so turned off by the Russian ads they voted for Her Heinous.


40 posted on 05/11/2018 2:56:34 AM PDT by OrioleFan (Republicans believe every day is July 4th, Democrats believe every day is April 15th.)
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