Russian trolls pushed the California and Texas secession movements

Texans and Californians who supported their state's secession in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election may have been duped by the Russian government. 

The Internet Research Agency has recently been linked to secession efforts in Texas and — as the BBC reported late last week — California.

Perhaps you remember #Calexit. 

Styled in the way of #Brexit, the campaign for the United Kingdom to remove itself from the European Union, #Calexit is a California secession "movement" that seemed to gain some traction right as President Donald Trump was elected, with the apparent aid of a Twitter bot network.  Read more...