> Afterwards the russian propaganda idea was fake news, because there has been no evidence that the election has been strongly manipulated by Russian bots or operatives.

With most propaganda there is some truth. There is some pretty good evidence to suggest that Russia was pumping in propaganda by using bots, trolls, and leaks. But most of it seems unrelated to the election.

So it's an oversimplification to act like none of that was happening. But likewise to assume that it was election-related.