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The 2016 election was not “hacked”.  The Office of the [[Director of National Intelligence]] investigated Russia’s influence on the 2016 election in great detail. Investigators found that on [[social media]], Russian actors sought to influence the opinions of potential voters.  The report noted:

The 2016 election was not “hacked”.  The Office of the [[Director of National Intelligence]] investigated Russia’s influence on the 2016 election in great detail. Investigators found that on [[social media]], Russian actors sought to influence the opinions of potential voters.  The report noted:

{{quotebox-float|"Since early 2014, Russian intelligence has researched US electoral processes and related technology and equipment. [[DHS]] assesses that the types of systems we observed Russian actors targeting or compromising are not involved in vote tallying."}}

{{quotebox-float|"Since early 2014, Russian intelligence has researched US electoral processes and related technology and equipment. [[DHS]] assesses that the types of systems we observed Russian actors targeting or compromising are not involved in vote tallying."}}

In other words, Russia failed in its attempts to compromise actual votes in the election.  Russia did spend $1,200 on Facewbook ads. But as the intelligence community clearly found, the election was not hacked.<ref>https://www.mediaite.com/news/psaki-pushes-false-claim-2016-election-was-hacked-in-briefing-with-tiktok-influencers/</ref>

In other words, Russia failed in its attempts to compromise actual votes in the election.  Russia did spend $1,200 on Facebook ads. But as the intelligence community clearly found, the election was not hacked.<ref>https://www.mediaite.com/news/psaki-pushes-false-claim-2016-election-was-hacked-in-briefing-with-tiktok-influencers/</ref>

===Kyle Rittenhouse===

===Kyle Rittenhouse===