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Author: Russia hacked U.S. minds and undermined democracy

Russia hacked U.S. minds and undermined democracy, author says

Aired 06/06/2018

PBS News Hour

Author: Russia hacked U.S. minds and undermined democracy

Clip: 6/6/2018 | 7m 3sVideo has Closed Captions

Russia hacked U.S. minds and undermined democracy, author says

“Russian trolls were different from normal trolls,” says Clint Watts, a former U.S. government intelligence analyst who observed how Russia deployed a campaign of disinformation to discredit Hillary Clinton and help elect Donald Trump. Nick Schifrin talks with Watts, author of "Messing With the Enemy," about what Americans can do to withstand future attempts by Russia to meddle in democracy.

Aired 06/06/2018

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