# Washington Post: Russian propaganda effort helped spread ‘fake news’ during election, experts say

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [November 25, 2016, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-post-russian-propaganda-effort-helped-spread-fake-news-during-election-experts-say/772945 "2016-11-25T03:41:58Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 11, 2016, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-post-russian-propaganda-effort-helped-spread-fake-news-during-election-experts-say/772945/183 "2016-12-11T16:45:09Z")

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IMHO, the most believable theory is that the Russians thought Clinton was going to win, so took the opportunity to start weakening her while simultaneously undermining confidence in our elections and democracy. Trump, also expecting defeat, was coincidentally doing the same thing because he’s a vile, conceited asshole. No collusion necessary.

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