Russian-directed fake accounts used Hillary Clinton's 'super predator' remark to target voters in Metro Detroit to suppress the anti-Trump vote in the 2016 election.
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Robinson's PodcastSep 23, 2026
The sources document a Russian (IRA) social media campaign that disparaged Clinton and, per the indictment, aimed to suppress the minority vote, but none of them mentions the 'super predator' remark or Metro Detroit targeting. The claim's specific mechanism and location are therefore not addressed, and the speaker's account of a presentation is not evidence.
What was said
… So, two things about that. One is that I saw how the Russian attack on the 2016 election worked. They directed, essentially, you know, tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of fake accounts to create outrage. So, I saw one presentation where people said, people showed how the Hillary Clinton super predator remark was directed against Metro Detroit, you know, so to get people to tamp down the vote, essentially. So, I think we can see that happening again. So, outrage against, you know, you know, outrage on social media by bots and other actors, intentionally aimed at suppressing the anti-Trump vote. …
Robinson's Podcast · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. The Mueller-era indictment and report describe a Russian IRA social media operation that disparaged Hillary Clinton and sought to suppress minority voter turnout.[2][3]
Context. No source in the set mentions the 'super predator' remark, Metro Detroit, or a use of that remark in Russian fake-account messaging; the claim's specific targeting detail is unaddressed.[1][2][3][4]
Context. The claimant's passage says he saw an unnamed presentation on this point, which is his own account and cannot corroborate the claim.
Sources
4 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 primary, 1 tier 2, 1 not rated
- 1Russians charged with meddling in 2016 presidential raceapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the ...digitalcommons.unl.edu · primary source · cited for: supports, context
- 3Read the social media posts Russians allegedly used to ...cbsnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports, context
- 4Grand jury indicts Russians linked to interference in 2016 ...mprnews.org · not rated · cited for: context
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