# Putin exposes the REAL culprits behind the 2016 election shenanigans...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-exposes-the-real-culprits-behind-the-2016-election-shenanigans/810390>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 11, 2018, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-exposes-the-real-culprits-behind-the-2016-election-shenanigans/810390 "2018-03-11T17:09:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2018, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-exposes-the-real-culprits-behind-the-2016-election-shenanigans/810390/1 "2018-03-11T17:09:15Z")

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[It’s the Joooooooooz!](http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/03/putin-says-jews-might-be-to-blame-for-2016-election-hacking.html)

As an Elders of Zion-certified (I took a two-month correspondence course) Vaguely Nefarious Hebrew, I can confirm this is 100% true. We did it. We hacked the election. We also killed Kennedy, blew up the Twin Towers, and arranged the new aluminum tariffs to drive down sales of protective tinfoil. Mea culpa.

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**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2018, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-exposes-the-real-culprits-behind-the-2016-election-shenanigans/810390/2 "2018-03-11T17:49:04Z")

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Huh, I guess I missed the memo.  
Maybe I was too busy counting my pennies.

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**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2018, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-exposes-the-real-culprits-behind-the-2016-election-shenanigans/810390/3 "2018-03-11T20:11:01Z")

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Anti-Jewish conspiracy theories? _Yawn_ That’s so twentieth-century.

Think up something involving cryptocurrencies or fentanyl and maybe I’ll get scared.

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**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2018, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-exposes-the-real-culprits-behind-the-2016-election-shenanigans/810390/4 "2018-03-11T20:37:52Z")

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Well, now I can at least rule all y’all out for Roswell, the Vapor Trails, and the Moon Landing Hoax. Thanks for clearing that up! :rolleyes: :smack:

Oh well, back to the drawing board.

Besides, I have MASSIVE stockpiles of tin foil, so do your worst!

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2018, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-exposes-the-real-culprits-behind-the-2016-election-shenanigans/810390/5 "2018-03-11T21:09:40Z")

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Maybe Putin is saying this to keep Trump in line by threatening to steal away his base.

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**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2018, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-exposes-the-real-culprits-behind-the-2016-election-shenanigans/810390/6 "2018-03-11T21:20:22Z")

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At least it wasn’t shape-shifting lizard people. That had me worried for awhile.