{"id":32756,"date":"2018-03-04T20:35:39","date_gmt":"2018-03-05T01:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=32756"},"modified":"2018-03-04T20:35:39","modified_gmt":"2018-03-05T01:35:39","slug":"the-russian-collusion-you-havent-heard-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=32756","title":{"rendered":"The Russian Collusion You Haven’t Heard About"},"content":{"rendered":"

On March 1st, the House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space & Technology posted the following Press Release<\/a>:<\/p>\n

SST Committee Staff Report Reveals Russia<\/a>\u2019s Social Media Meddling in U.S. Energy Markets<\/a><\/h1>\n
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WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. House<\/a> Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith<\/a> (R-Texas<\/a>) today released a staff report uncovering Russia\u2019s extensive efforts to influence U.S. energy markets through divisive and inflammatory posts on social media platforms. The report details Russia\u2019s motives in interfering with U.S. energy markets and influencing domestic energy policy and its manipulation of Americans via social media propaganda. The report includes examples of Russian-propagated social media posts.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chairman Smith<\/em>: \u201cThis report reveals that Russian agents created and spread propaganda on U.S. social media platforms in an obvious attempt to influence the U.S. energy market. Russia benefits from stirring up controversy about U.S. energy production. U.S. energy exports to European countries are increasing, which means they will have less reason to rely upon Russia for their energy needs. This, in turn, will reduce Russia\u2019s influence on Europe to Russia\u2019s detriment and Europe\u2019s benefit. That\u2019s why Russian agents attempted to manipulate Americans\u2019 opinions about pipelines, fossil fuels, fracking and climate change. The American people<\/a> deserve to know if what they see on social media is the creation of a foreign power seeking to undermine our domestic energy policy.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

The report\u2019s key findings:<\/strong><\/p>\n