C_Clayton_Jones
Diamond Member
‘A deepfake video of a State Department official falsely claiming a Russian city is a legitimate target for Ukrainian strikes using U.S. weapons.
Pro-Russia social media accounts amplifying stories about divisive political topics such as immigration and campus protests over the war in Gaza.
Sham news sites spoofing real publications or posing as legitimate-sounding outlets with names like D.C. Weekly, the Boston Times and Election Watch.
Russian propaganda is ramping up in a busy global election year, targeting American voters as well as elections in Europe and the Paris Olympics, according to intelligence officials, internet researchers and tech companies.
“Russia remains the most active foreign threat to our elections,” Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told senators last month at a briefing about election risks.’
Be careful of buying into rightwing/Russian talking points broadly attacking traditional journalists as fake news and offering up social media or influencers as a better source of news, particularly if they make no mention of rightwing channels like Fox or News Max, which happily spread Russian propaganda.
Pro-Russia social media accounts amplifying stories about divisive political topics such as immigration and campus protests over the war in Gaza.
Sham news sites spoofing real publications or posing as legitimate-sounding outlets with names like D.C. Weekly, the Boston Times and Election Watch.
Russian propaganda is ramping up in a busy global election year, targeting American voters as well as elections in Europe and the Paris Olympics, according to intelligence officials, internet researchers and tech companies.
“Russia remains the most active foreign threat to our elections,” Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told senators last month at a briefing about election risks.’
Be careful of buying into rightwing/Russian talking points broadly attacking traditional journalists as fake news and offering up social media or influencers as a better source of news, particularly if they make no mention of rightwing channels like Fox or News Max, which happily spread Russian propaganda.
