FAKE NEWS: Washington Post Publishes False News Story About Russians Hacking Electrical Grid

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A story published by The Washington Post Friday claims Russia hacked the electrical grid in Vermont. This caused hysteria on social media but has been denied by a spokesman for a Vermont utility company.

The Post story was titled, “Russian hackers penetrated U.S. electricity grid through a utility in Vermont, officials say.”

The story said, “A code associated with the Russian hacking operation dubbed Grizzly Steppe by the Obama administration has been detected within the system of a Vermont utility, according to U.S. officials.”

The Post published the story before being able to get comment from the two utility companies in Vermont. The Burlington Electric Department would end up putting out a statement showing the premise of The Washington Post story as being untrue. – READ MORE

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