Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Enemies of Putin targeted in newly discovered Russian disinformation campaign - The Washington Post

Russian operatives used online forgeries, fake blog posts and more than 300 social media platforms to undermine opponents and spin disinformation about perceived enemies throughout the world, including in the United States, according to a new report published Tuesday. The list of figures that operatives targeted over six years of persistent, wide-ranging activity reads like an enemies list for Russian President Vladimir Putin: Ukraine’s government, the World Anti-Doping Agency, Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, French President Emmanuel Macron and former U.S. secretary of state and presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. ....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/russian-disinformation-operation-relied-on-forgeries-fake-posts-on-300-platforms-new-report-says/2020/06/16/679f5b5c-ae8d-11ea-8f56-63f38c990077_story.html

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