Russia's troll army: how the propaganda factory operates

Journalist posing as a pro-Kremlin employee wins case against shadowy agency known as Internet Research

Lyudmila Savchuk - Internet Research
Lyudmila Savchuk works on her laptop during an interview in Saint Petersburg.

An undercover journalist and activist has won symbolic damages against a secretive Russian agency after infiltrating the organisation and exposing the inner workings of the "propaganda factory".

Lyudmila Savchuk sued the pro-Kremlin Internet Research Agency for breaching labour laws after she was unmasked as a reporter and fired by the company.

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