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> So when 538 writes "The indictment alleges that an organization called the Internet Research Agency had a monthly budget of approximately $1.25 million toward interference efforts by September 2016" this is simply false

Why? You're basically confirmed their assessment.

Besides, why did you said "only $2 millions" before, if there was $1.5 millions _monthly_?

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Read carefully... The indictment claims that Project Lakhta had a monthly budget of $1.25m USD.

"Project Lakhta had multiple components, some involving domestic audiences within the Russian Federation and others targeting foreign audiences in various countries, including the United States."

One component of Project Jakhta was the Internet Research Agency - the troll factory. Even IRA itself has a purview much larger than just sowing discord in the US around the election -- see, e.g. the Wikipedia article. [1]

The $2m (total, not monthly) figure was reported last year.

[1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Research_Agency

So, what's the difference with "the ORGANIZATION’s monthly budget for Project Lakhta submitted to CONCORD exceeded 73 million Russian rubles (over 1,250,000 U.S. dollars)" ?

Why is that statement false?

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