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Burnham retracts Russia claim over 2016 Brexit referendum interference
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- Prime Minister Andy Burnham claimed Russia interfered in the 2016 Brexit referendum.
- MI5 chief Sir Ken McCallum confirmed Russian media and trolls attempted to influence the vote.
- RT and Sputnik posted 261 articles that generated 134 million impressions.
- Burnham later recanted, saying he has no evidence Russia swayed the referendum.
- Downing Street said Burnham accepts the referendum as legitimate.