[Patentlywong]

>This is just one giant misinformation campaign directed towards derailing informed consent and an informed electorate

alternative theory: they look for fringe topics trending and picked up the narrative to drive views.

[jacquesm]

Quite possible, why not amplify the shit already out there, that outsources the one part that is hard to do with bots.

[Patentlywong]

Because it adds no value to the mission of RT news (which is to spread influence) since it doesn't expose the targeted audience to the other articles on RT news with higher propaganda value (like coverage on syria).