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Obama White House Oversaw Election Day News Monitoring On ‘Edge Of Constitutional Legality’

Posted By Michael Bastasch On 5:42 PM 08/04/2017 In | No Comments

Dozens of FBI officials monitored social media on Election Day 2016 looking for “fake news” being spread as part of a Russian disinformation campaign against former candidate Hillary Clinton, multiple sources told CNN.

The FBI knew it was walking a fine legal line by monitoring the media for “fake news,” according to sources. It was part of a larger effort to look for Russian cyber threats to the elections, CNN reported.
 

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