claim: The Federal Bureau of Investigation has uncovered evidence that everyone who voted for President Donald Trump is a Russian spy
origin: On 28 March 2017, white supremacist web site the Daily Stormer published a fake, satirical articleÂ â€”Â purportedly written by the New York Times â€” which appeared to reportÂ that the Federal Bureau of InvestigationÂ had uncovered evidence that all 62 million Trump voters are â€œRussian spiesâ€:Â < Anonymous sources within the FBI have revealed to The Times that they have new evidence indicating that everyone who voted for Donald Trump is an agent of the FSB (formerly the KGB). An unknown portion of these voters may have had their minds controlled by a Russian space-beam, agents close to the investigation say. The allegation that 62 million Americans appear to be employed by Russian intelligence services has rocked the Bureau, and it is reported that multiple agents have taken their own lives, given that realizing just how deep this Russian hacking conspiracy runs blew their minds â€“ literally. > The story is not only entirely fabricated, but also appears to have been intended as satire, mocking some observersÂ whoÂ connect new political developments to Russian interference and follow the ongoing investigations into the alleged ties between Russia and the Trump administration. The storyÂ wasÂ given a new lease on lifeÂ when it was republished by the fake news sitesÂ Conservative FighterÂ (on 15 May 2017) and Daily USA UpdateÂ (onÂ 16 May 2017). Â Â