List of fake news troll farms

Main article: List of fake news websites

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The following is a list of websites, separated by country, that have been described by journalists and researchers as spreading false information or impersonating news websites, and likely being linked to troll farms.

List

Russia

Main article: Internet Research Agency

Name	Domain	Status	Notes	Sources
BlackMatters.com	BlackMatters.com		Impostor site affiliated with the Internet Research Agency. Promoted a protest at Stone Mountain, Georgia in 2016 that was attended by white nationalists and anti-racist activists.	[1]
LiveReport	livereport.co.za			[2]
nation-news.ru	nation-news.ru			[2]
Newsroom for American and European Based Citizens (NAEBC)	naebc.com			[2] [3]
OnePoliticalPlaza.com	OnePoliticalPlaza.com		Per PolitiFact. Promoted by the Internet Research Agency via Google AdWords. Claimed in a letter to the FEC to be run by a for-profit company registered in Florida. In 2020, the purported owner of the site, IDF International Technologies, Inc., was advised by the FEC that their "activities are not expenditures, contributions, or electioneering communications under the [Federal Election Campaign Act, 52 U.S.C. §§ 30101-45] and [Federal Election Commission] regulations."	[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
polit.info	polit.info			[2]
rueconomics.ru	rueconomics.ru			[2]
Russian Federal News Agency (RIAFAN)	riafan.ru			[2]
SADC News	sadcnews.org			[2]

References

1. Ackerman, Spencer; Resnick, Gideon; Collins, Ben (2018-03-02). "Leaked: Secret Documents From Russia's Election Trolls". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on 2023-12-16. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
2. "More-Troll Kombat - French and Russian Influence Operations Go Head to Head Targeting Audiences in Africa" (PDF). Graphika . Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-11-25. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
3. "Step into My Parler - Suspected Russian Operation Targeted Far-Right American Users on Platforms Including Gab and Parler, Resembled Recent IRA-Linked Operation that Targeted Progressives" (PDF). Graphika . Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-02-13. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
4. Gillin, Joshua (2018-04-20). "PolitiFact's guide to fake news websites and what they peddle". PolitiFact. Archived from the original on 2019-08-03. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
5. Leskin, Paige (2018-12-19). "Russia's disinformation campaign wasn't just on Facebook and Twitter. Here are all the social media platforms Russian trolls weaponized during the 2016 US elections". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 2018-12-19. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
6. "The Tactics & Tropes of the Internet Research Agency" (PDF). New Knowledge. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-12-19. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
7. "Advisory Opinion Request" (PDF). Federal Election Commission . 2019-11-20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-07-31. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
8. "Advisory Opinion request, extension" (PDF). Federal Election Commission . 2019-12-11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-07-31. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
9. "Draft AO 2019-18 (IDF International Technologies)- Draft A" (PDF). Federal Election Commission . 2020-06-12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-07-31. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
10. "ADVISORY OPINION 2019-18" (PDF). Federal Election Commission . 2020-06-18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-07-31. Retrieved 2024-02-03.