Just out of my own curiosity, I’m compiling a list of the fake news stories and political propaganda pushed by Russian troll farms during and after the 2016 elections. Interestingly, the propaganda wasn’t necessarily designed to make anyone change their minds. The purpose was more to reinforce negative feelings about some “other” group or person in order to further sow division and mistrust in the electorate. The Russian ads were designed to appeal primarily to “voters upset over illegal immigration, coal miner’s problems, gun ownership, African-American political activism, the rising prominence of Muslims in the U.S.”

Well played, Russian trolls. It sure worked.

I’ll keep adding to this list as I find more stories. But please remember that THESE ARE ALL FALSE STORIES!

1. A planned U.S. military exercise in Texas, called Jade Helm, was actually a plot to take over the state.
2. The Pope endorsed Trump. Conversely, the Pope endorsed Hillary.
3. Denzel Washington supported Trump. Also Brad Pitt supported Trump.
4. Hillary Clinton and John Podesta were running a pedophile ring from the basement of a pizzeria. (A pizzeria, by the way, that didn’t even have a basement.)
5. George Soros said he’d fund black hate groups.
6. Fake voting ballots for Clinton were found in an Ohio warehouse.
7. A leaked video showed voter fraud and ballot stuffing in the Democratic primaries.
8. Clinton received debate questions for the first presidential debate a week in advance.
9. Monica Lewinksi (and Melania Trump, for that matter) said they’re voting for Hillary.
10. Clinton’s campaign paid Jay-Z and Beyonce $62 million to perform a concert for her campaign.
11. Clinton was dying of a mystery illness/brain tumor/Parkinson’s/syphilis. Just about every story on Clinton’s health except the actual time she had pneumonia.
12. Sharia law was spreading throughout the U.S. and cities in Michigan already implemented it.
13. OK. This one’s a true story. One Russian social media account organized an anti-immigrant protest in Texas while another Russian account organized a pro-Muslim protest across the street. This was an attempt to inflame racial tensions during the elections.