Philip Bump: U.S. political conversation is not and probably never was driven by Russian social-media bots
Hundreds of thousands of dollars in your bank account is a lot. Hundreds of thousands of tweets in a month is not.
FILE - In this May 16, 2012, file photo, the Facebook logo is displayed on an iPad in Philadelphia. Senators are moving to boost transparency for online political ads, unveiling on Oct. 19, 2017, what could be the first of several pieces of legislation to try to lessen influence from Russia or other foreign actors on U.S. elections. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)