PoliticsMI5 chief confirms Russia tried to interfere in Brexit referendum

MI5 chief Ken McCallum said Russia tried to influence the 2016 Brexit referendum through social media and television reports, but that did not mean it affected the result. Russian state-owned broadcasters RT and Sputnik aired biased anti-migration and anti-EU coverage, while fake online accounts also sought to sway voters. McCallum said neither effort was particularly sophisticated or successful.

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