Russia's misinformation campaign has resulted in conspiracy to assassinate Seth Rich, member of the DNC

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Washington – CBS News confirmed that a disinformation campaign led by Russia had helped to support a false theory that Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign had murdered a member of the Democratic National Committee. The police believe that the Seth Rich, 27 year old was killed after an attempted robbery three years ago in Washington.

The details of Russia's participation are described in a new report by Michael Isikoff of Yahoo News, who spent a year conducting an investigation.

"We found that St. Petersburg Russian trolls had tweeted and retweeted about Seth Rich more than 2,000 times," he said.

History has echoed with conservative commentators and Russian media. He also found his way to the White House. Steve BannonIn March 2017, a former senior adviser to President Trump, wrote to a producer of "60 Minutes" about the Rich affair, calling it a "huge story" and claiming that "it's a good thing." was a contractual killing, of course ".

"60 Minutes" said Tuesday that he had received the texts, but that he was never pursuing the story. The theory has been debunked by the local police and the FBI.

"It shows how easy it is to handle news in this age of social media," Isikoff said. "No matter who [who] wants to manipulate the American public opinion, by sowing false stories on social media, is the way to do it. "

The murder of Rich and the resulting plot have even resulted in the investigation of the special advocate Robert Mueller on Russian interference in electoral matters. The case remains unresolved – one of 200 unsolved murders in Washington since his assassination.