Twitter bots have been used to push fake news to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The same tactics could be used against an enterprise, an analyst says. Twitter bots were used to pick up on tweets that included certain topics or hashtags, such as #HillaryClinton. The Kremlin used chatbots, particularly on Twitter, to seed fake news stories in order to confuse discussions and taint certain candidates, especially Hillary Clinton. A former FBI special agent testified at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Russia’s meddling in the election.”]

