The position that scientists and researchers are foreign agents or idiots can only be advocated from a bot or a hireling acting as a partisan stooge. The last quote from "Science" (not a Russian source) applies particularly to partisan stooges.
"Russian Twitter campaigns during the 2016 presidential race primarily reached a small subset of users, most of whom were highly partisan Republicans, shows a new study by NYU’s Center for Social Media and Politics. In addition, the international research team found that despite Russia’s influence operations on the platform, there were no measurable changes in attitudes, polarization, or voting behavior among those exposed to this foreign influence campaign.
"We demonstrate, first, that exposure to Russian disinformation accounts was heavily concentrated: only 1% of users accounted for 70% of exposures. Second, exposure was concentrated among users who strongly identified as Republicans. Third, exposure to the Russian influence campaign was eclipsed by content from domestic news media and politicians. Finally, we find no evidence of a meaningful relationship between exposure to the Russian foreign influence campaign and changes in attitudes, polarization, or voting behavior.
"The Russian online disinformation effort during the 2016 US presidential election influenced neither attitudes nor voter behavior, new research shows. But the disinformation campaign may have had its largest effects by convincing Americans that its campaign was successful."
"The most worrisome misinformation in U.S. politics remains the old-fashioned kind: false and misleading statements made by elected officials who dominate news coverage and wield the powers of government."
"Partisanship is the most important determinant of vote choice and is an extremely stable trait. Strong partisans (roughly 40% of the population) are deeply committed to their political beliefs and preferences, which makes them extraordinarily nonresponsive to electoral persuasion from the other side but excellent candidates for mobilization."
If you're not a Russian agent you're a willing idiot.
The position that scientists and researchers are foreign agents or idiots can only be advocated from a bot or a hireling acting as a partisan stooge. The last quote from "Science" (not a Russian source) applies particularly to partisan stooges.
https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2023/january/exposure-to-russian-twitter-campaigns-in-2016-presidential-race-.html
"Russian Twitter campaigns during the 2016 presidential race primarily reached a small subset of users, most of whom were highly partisan Republicans, shows a new study by NYU’s Center for Social Media and Politics. In addition, the international research team found that despite Russia’s influence operations on the platform, there were no measurable changes in attitudes, polarization, or voting behavior among those exposed to this foreign influence campaign.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-35576-9
"We demonstrate, first, that exposure to Russian disinformation accounts was heavily concentrated: only 1% of users accounted for 70% of exposures. Second, exposure was concentrated among users who strongly identified as Republicans. Third, exposure to the Russian influence campaign was eclipsed by content from domestic news media and politicians. Finally, we find no evidence of a meaningful relationship between exposure to the Russian foreign influence campaign and changes in attitudes, polarization, or voting behavior.
https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2023/russias-disinformation-campaign-in-the-us-did-not-influence-political-attitudes-or-voting-behavior/
"The Russian online disinformation effort during the 2016 US presidential election influenced neither attitudes nor voter behavior, new research shows. But the disinformation campaign may have had its largest effects by convincing Americans that its campaign was successful."
https://gen.medium.com/why-fears-of-fake-news-are-overhyped-2ed9ca0a52c9
"The most worrisome misinformation in U.S. politics remains the old-fashioned kind: false and misleading statements made by elected officials who dominate news coverage and wield the powers of government."
https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/science.abb2437
"Partisanship is the most important determinant of vote choice and is an extremely stable trait. Strong partisans (roughly 40% of the population) are deeply committed to their political beliefs and preferences, which makes them extraordinarily nonresponsive to electoral persuasion from the other side but excellent candidates for mobilization."