Hard Numbers

97 cents. The amount of money that Russia’s infamous “Troll Factory” actually spent on pro-Brexit ads ahead of the UK vote in 2016. A Brexceptional return on investment.

75 percent of all voting-age Latin Americans will choose a new leader over the course of 2017–2018.

73 journalists imprisoned by Turkey in 2017, the highest number in the world for this year.

8 years. The amount of time Russia’s former Economy Minister Alexey Ulyukayev will spend in a maximum security penal colony for allegedly receiving a $2m bribe from Putin’s pal Igor Sechin, who miraculously didn’t have to testify at the trial.