But if Russia spread its biased messages broadly, that would suggest its goal was increasing U.S. political polarization, making it harder for U.S. democracy to function smoothly.
The inspector general found that other FBI personnel also exchanged unprofessional and politically biased messages, singling out two unidentified agents and one lawyer for review and possible punishment by FBI administrators.
Money matters in politics so much because it's funding biased messaging where we're spending our time, instead of us informing ourselves.
These include: (i) the ability to distinguish programme content from commercials; (ii) the ability to recognise the basic intention of food advertising, which is to sell or promote their products (to distinguish selling intent) and; (iii) scepticism and awareness of biased messages related to advertised food products (to distinguish persuasive intent).
In short, Russian propaganda doesn't always change minds; whether it does very much depends on consumers' prior propensity to believe or disbelieve its biased media message.
Mueller's critics, too, already had ammunition to criticize the investigators as biased, after messages were released showing two top FBI officials involved in the case — agent Peter Strzok and lawyer Lisa Page — exchanged texts disparaging Trump.
Reports on our research have occasionally prompted bizarre emails and phone calls of thanks from individuals grateful for our shining a light on anti-white bias — messages that we have always been surprised to receive, given the actual nature of our data.
Even into late May, DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz was leaning heavily into biased, anti-Sanders messaging.
Since hosting a discussion with Texas Senator Ted Cruz in my home, I have been inundated with hateful, biased social media messages, and attacks from gay extremists (do I dare say the word?) who demand inclusion, but do not believe in dialogue.
