Mueller indicts 13 Russians and the Internet Research Agency
On 16 February 2018 Special Counsel Robert Mueller obtained an indictment of 13 Russian nationals and three entities, including the Internet Research Agency, for conspiring to interfere in the 2016 U.S. election through social-media operations.
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On 16 February 2018 Special Counsel Robert Mueller obtained an indictment of 13 Russian nationals and three entities, including the Internet Research Agency, for conspiring to interfere in the 2016 U.S. election through social-media operations.
Who was responsible
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Robert Mueller
PersonDirect responsibility
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Mueller indicts 13 Russians and the Internet Research Agency. Actor role on this event; contribution size permanently_blocked (no sourced fraction). Contribution size is permanently_blocked (no sourced fraction); provisional 0.4 stored because contributions.size is NOT NULL.
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- 1.theguardian.comchecked 2026-10-15 GET 200, keywords: mueller+internet research agency+indict · verified
- 2.cnbc.comchecked 2026-10-15 GET 200, keywords: mueller+internet research agency+indict · verified
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Factrail. (2026). Mueller indicts 13 Russians and the Internet Research Agency. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/mueller-indicts-internet-research-agency-2018-02-16
https://factrail.ai/facts/mueller-indicts-internet-research-agency-2018-02-16
Accessed 15 October 2026.
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