Pro-Russian Bots Sharpen Online Attacks for 2018 U.S. Vote
- Charlottesville comments led to online effort to target McCain
- Twitter, Facebook have bolstered efforts to find fake accounts
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After violent protests rocked Charlottesville, Virginia last month, Republican Senator John McCain took to Twitter to condemn hatred and bigotry and urge President Donald Trump to speak out more forcefully.
Then pro-Russian bots got activated on social media.