If you’ve been following @capitolfilemag since I took over as #eic you’ve probably noticed some illustration use. It’s been fun working with fellow @artjamz team member @chelloanne to create these. For our latest issue, in the “bot or not” article, we created avatars for some of the more notorious #Russianbots. I paired each with some snarky copy (which I enjoy). I really love the process of creating these pages from just an idea and then seeing them come to life in print a few weeks later. This is @ten_gop @jenn_abrams @crystal1johson 👀👉 check out the print or digital issue for full content and images.. but here’s a quick taste. Can you guess if this tweet was by a #BOTORNOT ? 🤖 Bot or Not? Life in Russia is hard. Sitting in a Soviet-style facility and trolling away for 12-hour shifts pretending to be American. No breaks. Probably can’t even get an ergonomically correct chair, either. And forget about a cappuccino maker. Still, these five industrious, state-sponsored actors stood out amongst their 3,814 Internet Research Agency (IRA) peers. Can you spot a bot? Apply your cyber-savvy to these tweets. @TEN_GOP Twitter announced over 1.4 million users interacted with the IRA troll factory. One of its stars was @TEN_GOP who amassed over 100,000 followers while masquerading as the official Twitter account of the Tennessee Republican Party. It was prolific in its pro-Trump content and was one of 13 Russian operatives indicted by Robert Mueller and the U.S. Department for engaging in operations to interfere with US elections and political processes. Its "backup" account @10_GOP was equally effective engaging the pro-Trump crowd, including the president himself. Hometown: Great Smoking Gun Mountains Hobbies: Catfishing Notable Retweets: Ann Coulter, Jake Tapper, Donald Trump Jr., Kellyanne Conway and the President of the United States, who replied, "So nice, thank you!" to @10_GOP’s tweet, "We love you, Mr. President!". It was particularly popular with Breitbart, Alex Jones and Pamela Geller Bot or Not? “Does anybody really believe the Bill Clinton and the U.S.A.G. talked about “grandkids” and gold for 37 minutes in plane on tarmac?” (at Washington, District of Columbia)