Troll farm (Simple English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Troll farm" in Simple English language version.

Last modified: 02:48:25, 18 December 2025 (UTC)

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bbc.com (Global: 26^th place; Simple English: 20^th place)

Kirby, Emma Jane (December 5, 2016). "The city getting rich from fake news". BBC News. Archived from the original on July 20, 2018. Retrieved June 1, 2020.

buzzfeednews.com (Global: 2,272^nd place; Simple English: 1,442^nd place)

Silverman, Craig; Alexander, Lawrence (3 November 2016). "How Teens In The Balkans Are Duping Trump Supporters With Fake News". BuzzFeed News. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2020.

dw.com (Global: 205^th place; Simple English: 250^th place)

Schultz, Teri (October 17, 2018). "Pro-Kremlin online harassment on trial in Finland". Deutsche Welle. Archived from the original on 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
Staudenmaier, Rebecca (October 18, 2018). "Court in Finland finds pro-Kremlin trolls guilty of harassing journalist". Deutsche Welle. Archived from the original on 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2020-05-23.

ft.com (Global: 193^rd place; Simple English: 149^th place)

Byrne, Andrew (16 December 2016). "Macedonia's fake news industry sets sights on Europe". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2020.

nbcnews.com (Global: 156^th place; Simple English: 82^nd place)

Collins, Ben; Zadrozny, Brandy (May 20, 2020). "Troll farms from North Macedonia and the Philippines pushed coronavirus disinformation on Facebook". NBC News. Archived from the original on May 10, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2020.

newyorker.com (Global: 191^st place; Simple English: 264^th place)

Remnick, David (18 November 2016). "Obama Reckons with a Trump Presidency". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on 12 May 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2020.

smh.com.au (Global: 154^th place; Simple English: 107^th place)

Miller, Nick (2016-03-11). "Finnish journalist Jessikka Aro's inquiry into Russian trolls stirs up a hornet's nest". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 2020-07-13. Retrieved 2020-05-23.

technologyreview.com (Global: 2,515^th place; Simple English: 1,816^th place)

"Troll farms reached 140 million Americans a month on Facebook before 2020 election, internal report shows". MIT Technology Review. Archived from the original on 2024-07-09. Retrieved 2024-07-09.

telegraph.co.uk (Global: 40^th place; Simple English: 35^th place)

Titcomb, James (2017-11-14). "Governments in 30 countries are paying 'keyboard armies' to spread propaganda, report says". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2020-05-23.

theguardian.com (Global: 16^th place; Simple English: 14^th place)

"Russian troll factory paid US activists to help fund protests during election - World news - The Guardian". TheGuardian.com. 26 November 2017. Archived from the original on 26 November 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
Tynan, Dan (August 24, 2016). "How Facebook powers money machines for obscure political 'news' sites". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on November 16, 2019. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
Wong, Julia (11 June 2021). "Revealed: rightwing firm posed as leftist group on Facebook to divide Democrats". The Guardian. San Francisco. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021. Rally Forge ... established a domestic 'troll farm' in Phoenix, Arizona, that employed teenagers to churn out pro-Trump social media posts, some of which cast doubt on the integrity of the US election system or falsely charged Democrats with attempting to steal the election

washingtonpost.com (Global: 35^th place; Simple English: 26^th place)

Stanley-Becker, Isaac (15 September 2020). "Pro-Trump youth group enlists teens in secretive campaign likened to a 'troll farm,' prompting rebuke by Facebook and Twitter". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 4 November 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2021. In 2016, there were Macedonian teenagers interfering in the election by running a troll farm...In this election, the troll farm is in Phoenix.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; Simple English: 1^st place)

"Russian troll factory paid US activists to help fund protests during election - World news - The Guardian". TheGuardian.com. 26 November 2017. Archived from the original on 26 November 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
Collins, Ben; Zadrozny, Brandy (May 20, 2020). "Troll farms from North Macedonia and the Philippines pushed coronavirus disinformation on Facebook". NBC News. Archived from the original on May 10, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
"Troll farms reached 140 million Americans a month on Facebook before 2020 election, internal report shows". MIT Technology Review. Archived from the original on 2024-07-09. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
Schultz, Teri (October 17, 2018). "Pro-Kremlin online harassment on trial in Finland". Deutsche Welle. Archived from the original on 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
Staudenmaier, Rebecca (October 18, 2018). "Court in Finland finds pro-Kremlin trolls guilty of harassing journalist". Deutsche Welle. Archived from the original on 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
Miller, Nick (2016-03-11). "Finnish journalist Jessikka Aro's inquiry into Russian trolls stirs up a hornet's nest". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 2020-07-13. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
Silverman, Craig; Alexander, Lawrence (3 November 2016). "How Teens In The Balkans Are Duping Trump Supporters With Fake News". BuzzFeed News. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
Tynan, Dan (August 24, 2016). "How Facebook powers money machines for obscure political 'news' sites". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on November 16, 2019. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
Remnick, David (18 November 2016). "Obama Reckons with a Trump Presidency". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on 12 May 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
Subramanian, Samanth (February 15, 2017). "Meet the Macedonian Teens Who Mastered Fake News and Corrupted the US Election". Wired. Archived from the original on September 20, 2019. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
Kirby, Emma Jane (December 5, 2016). "The city getting rich from fake news". BBC News. Archived from the original on July 20, 2018. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
Byrne, Andrew (16 December 2016). "Macedonia's fake news industry sets sights on Europe". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
Stanley-Becker, Isaac (15 September 2020). "Pro-Trump youth group enlists teens in secretive campaign likened to a 'troll farm,' prompting rebuke by Facebook and Twitter". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 4 November 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2021. In 2016, there were Macedonian teenagers interfering in the election by running a troll farm...In this election, the troll farm is in Phoenix.
Wong, Julia (11 June 2021). "Revealed: rightwing firm posed as leftist group on Facebook to divide Democrats". The Guardian. San Francisco. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021. Rally Forge ... established a domestic 'troll farm' in Phoenix, Arizona, that employed teenagers to churn out pro-Trump social media posts, some of which cast doubt on the integrity of the US election system or falsely charged Democrats with attempting to steal the election

wired.com (Global: 254^th place; Simple English: 223^rd place)

Subramanian, Samanth (February 15, 2017). "Meet the Macedonian Teens Who Mastered Fake News and Corrupted the US Election". Wired. Archived from the original on September 20, 2019. Retrieved June 1, 2020.

worldcat.org (Global: 4^th place; Simple English: 6^th place)

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Titcomb, James (2017-11-14). "Governments in 30 countries are paying 'keyboard armies' to spread propaganda, report says". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
Tynan, Dan (August 24, 2016). "How Facebook powers money machines for obscure political 'news' sites". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on November 16, 2019. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
Stanley-Becker, Isaac (15 September 2020). "Pro-Trump youth group enlists teens in secretive campaign likened to a 'troll farm,' prompting rebuke by Facebook and Twitter". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 4 November 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2021. In 2016, there were Macedonian teenagers interfering in the election by running a troll farm...In this election, the troll farm is in Phoenix.

Troll farm (Simple English Wikipedia)

bbc.com (Global: 26th place; Simple English: 20th place)

buzzfeednews.com (Global: 2,272nd place; Simple English: 1,442nd place)

dw.com (Global: 205th place; Simple English: 250th place)

ft.com (Global: 193rd place; Simple English: 149th place)

nbcnews.com (Global: 156th place; Simple English: 82nd place)

newyorker.com (Global: 191st place; Simple English: 264th place)

smh.com.au (Global: 154th place; Simple English: 107th place)

technologyreview.com (Global: 2,515th place; Simple English: 1,816th place)

telegraph.co.uk (Global: 40th place; Simple English: 35th place)

theguardian.com (Global: 16th place; Simple English: 14th place)

washingtonpost.com (Global: 35th place; Simple English: 26th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1st place; Simple English: 1st place)

wired.com (Global: 254th place; Simple English: 223rd place)

worldcat.org (Global: 4th place; Simple English: 6th place)