Project Lakhta was the Russian campaign to spend a million dollars a month to destabilize American democracy.
But that money didn't pay for sophisticated hackers or deadly assassins. Instead, it bought Facebook ads and Twitter accounts.
Today on the show: Russia's plan to mess with our election was crude, expensive ... and surprisingly effective.
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