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McClatchy Washington Bureau
McClatchy Washington Bureau
National
Tim Johnson

'Little Russian media project' tries to turn America against itself

NEW YORK _ Alexander Malkevich is an information warrior for Russia.

Over the weekend, he sat in an oyster bar in the basement of Grand Central Station in New York City and related to McClatchy the endless difficulties facing his English-language website, USA Really, which is financed by unnamed pro-Kremlin Russians.

USA Really has all the markings of a Russian troll factory trying to undermine U.S. democracy, spinning conspiracy theories, aggregated news and opinions with an aim to show America in a state of near-chaos. Facebook and Twitter have shut down its accounts. When Malkevich's website called for a rally June 14 to support President Donald Trump, it fizzled for lack of a correct city permit.

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