A Russian company's secret plan to quell protests in Sudan

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A Kremlin-linked company got involved in quelling protests in Sudan, documents show. Its plan: Fake news and public executions

At the same time, a more insidious strategy was being developed -- one that involved spreading misinformation on social media, blaming Israel for fomenting the unrest, and even carrying out public executions to make an example of"looters."The author of this strategy was not the Sudanese government. According to documents seen by CNN, it was drawn up by a Russian company tied to an oligarch favored by the Kremlin: Yevgeny Prigozhin.

Prigozhin -- kown as"Putin's chef" for the catering contracts he held with the Kremlin -- was one of 13 Russians charged as part of the investigation into Russian election interference by US special counsel Robert Mueller. The US alleges that fictitious social media sites were set up to polarize voters with inflammatory and, in some cases, fake information. Prigozhin has denied any involvement in election meddling, and has denied any connection to the Internet Research Agency.

 

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Kinda like how the DNC eliminated Seth Rich with the help of CNN.

You mean Clinton and Obama did this !! And SNC Lavalin !

It works for CNN.

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