Russia reportedly using 'Pokémon Go' for election meddling is meme gold

Remember your beloved Pokémon Go? The irritating – but ultimately harmless – mobile game that had people walking around taking photos of nothing? 

Welp, per CNN, it too reportedly played a role in Russia's 2016 election hacking. I'm sorry for your loss.

SEE ALSO: Election-meddling Russian troll farms tried to use Pokémon Go to stir racial tensions

A quick recap: CNN reports that the Kremlin-linked Internet Research Agency used the mobile game to pose as an affiliate of the Black Lives Matter movement, asking players to capture Pokémon characters at the sites of police violence against Black Americans.  Read more...

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