American company, Russian propaganda: New Kremlin tactic reveals escalating effort to sway US vote
- Two Russian state media employees were indicted for paying a Tennessee company to create pro-Russian content, raising concerns about foreign interference in the November election.
- Analysts believe these allegations represent a significant escalation in Russia's efforts to influence the election, according to Jim Ludes.
- Intelligence officials warned that Russia uses unwitting Americans to spread propaganda by fitting it into existing U.S. debates.
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Foreign influence attempts are the new normal for American elections
The season of foreign election interference is well underway. The Department of Justice this week announced it had seized websites linked to a Russian disinformation campaign. Federal authorities separately accused two employees of the Moscow-controlled media organization RT of being a part of a scheme to spread Russian propaganda, bolstered by millions of dollars. And it’s not just Russia. On Friday, a hawkish think tank revealed that a network…
Tenet Media posts still online, despite U.S. claims of Russian influence campaign
Two days after U.S. authorities accused two employees of Russian state media network RT of coordinating an online network aimed at influencing the 2024 presidential election, more than 400 posts by Tenet Media, the online content company at the heart of the case, were still accessible on TikTok, unlabeled and untouched.
Russia-funded media outlet RT is using both Americans and foreigners to tip U.S. voters to support Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in a confrontation with Democratic Party candidate Kamala Harris, a senior United States intelligence official said Friday.
Kremlin disinformation tactic reveals new efforts to sway US elections
By David Klepper | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Russia has long sought to inject disinformation into U.S. political discourse. Now, it’s got a new angle: paying Americans to do the work. This week’s indictment of two Russian state media employees on charges that they paid a Tennessee company to create pro-Russian content has renewed concerns about foreign meddling in the November election and revealed the Kremlin’s latest tactic in a growing in…
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