Russia stoking U.S. racial, social differences ahead of election - sources

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - American intelligence and security officials on Tuesday will brief Congress about how Russia has been using social media to stoke racial and social differences ahead of this year's general election, three sources familiar with the presentations said.

U.S. government experts will say, in classified briefings given to the full U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, that Russian social media efforts are currently more directed at stirring up social divisiveness than promoting particular U.S. presidential candidates, the sources said.