The latest video that surfaced in Georgia bore the hallmarks of a Russia-linked troll farm aided by John Mark Dougan, a former Florida and Maine law enforcement officer who lives in Russia.
Russian interference
Posted inBusiness, Election 2024, Nation / World, News
This threat hunter chases U.S. foes exploiting AI to sway the election
Ben Nimmo confronting the dramatic boost that artificial intelligence can provide to foreign adversaries’ disinformation operations.
advertisement
Posted inOpinion, Perspective
Five disinformation tactics Russia is using to try to influence the U.S. election
The White House believes it has uncovered a widespread Russian attempt to undermine the 2024 US presidential election.
Posted inOpinion, Perspective
Russian interference was never a ‘hoax’
It just succeeded in a way that Russia could never have predicted.
Posted inOpinion, Perspective
Meet the queen of Russia’s covert information wars
While the Kremlin has denied U.S. accusations of information operations, Margarita Simonyan proudly admits that her work is at the behest of the Russian government.
Posted inNation / World, News
U.S. says Russian state media outlet runs intelligence operations
The State Department accused RT, the Russian media outlet, of running intelligence operations and procuring weapons for the war in Ukraine.
Posted inElection 2024, Nation / World, Politics
Right-wing influencers were duped to work for covert Russian operation, U.S. says
New U.S. charges allege that a media company linked to 6 conservative influencers was a front for Russia.
Posted inElection 2024, Nation / World, News, Politics
U.S. disrupts Russian government-backed disinformation campaign to sow discord
U.S. officials described the internet operation as part of an ongoing effort, boosted by artificial intelligence, to create fictitious social media profiles designed to advance the aims of the Russian government.
Posted inNation / World, News, Politics
Putin-linked businessman admits to U.S. election meddling, says he’ll keep doing it
Prigozhin has previously sought to keep his activities under the radar and now appears increasingly interested in gaining political clout – though his goal in doing so was not immediately clear.
Posted inNation / World
Report says Russian hackers haven’t eased spying efforts
The elite Russian state hackers behind last year’s massive SolarWinds cyberespionage campaign hardly eased up this year.