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Senate Report: Russians Used Social Media Mostly To Target Race In 2016

The Russian government's efforts to interfere in the 2016 elections featured social media messages mostly targeting African-American audiences, according to a new bipartisan Senate report.

The Russian government's interference in the 2016 U.S. elections singled out African-Americans as a target, a new Senate committee report concludes.

Using Facebook pages, Instagram content and Twitter posts, Russian information operatives working for the Internet Research Agency had an "overwhelming operational

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