Post claims right-wing troll activity matched Moscow working hours

A Mastodon user, Jef Poskanzer, says he noticed years ago that right-wing trolls were active at times resembling Moscow working hours, and that they occasionally replied in Russian. The post is a single unverified personal observation.

Timeline

1. 13 Oct, 16:53 UTCFirst appeared on CNBC
2. 13 Oct, 21:18 UTCPicked up on Mastodon
3. 15 Oct, 01:43 UTCPicked up on Reddit

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