WASHINGTON -- Hundreds of fake Facebook accounts, probably run from Russia, spent about $100,000 on ads aimed at stirring up divisive issues such as gun control and race relations during the 2016 U.S.

The Russian government has launched an anti-smoking ad campaign that compares the number of people who die from using nicotine products to those killed by President Obama. “Smoking kills more people ...

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WASHINGTON – Russia is escalating its election meddling efforts with a focus on denigrating Vice President Kamala Harris to help elect Donald Trump, U.S. intelligence officials said Monday. The ...

Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Ala., left, with Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., right, questions Facebook's General Counsel Colin Stretch, Twitter's Acting General Counsel Sean Edgett, and Google's Senior Vice ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Google for the first time has uncovered evidence that Russian operatives exploited the company's platforms in an attempt to interfere in the 2016 election, according to people familiar ...

White House adviser Jared Kushner said Tuesday that investigations into Trump campaign interactions with Russian elements “had a much harsher impact on our democracy” than Russian attempts to ...