Graphika finds China-linked Spamouflage accounts posing as US voters on X
Graphika said the network is amplifying MAGA-style personas and election doubts, while one account with more than 200,000 followers now posts pro-China content.
- On Friday, New York-based Graphika identified Spamouflage-linked activity on Twitter posing as Americans ahead of midterm elections. The accounts amplify MAGA-styled personas while questioning election integrity and democracy.
- The long-running Spamouflage campaign, likely linked to China, targets Americans with divisive content about politics and social issues. Beijing focuses efforts on undermining confidence in elections rather than supporting specific candidates.
- Graphika flagged four accounts amplifying MAGA-styled personas, plus another account with more than 200,000 followers posing as a Philippine culture blog. The latter now posts divisive pro-China content and U.S.-focused material.
- Darren Linvill, who co-directs Clemson University's Watt Family Innovation Center Media Forensics Hub, said Spamouflage is "famously bad at mimicking real Americans." The network suppresses information by attacking members of the Chinese diaspora.
- This activity is part of a wider effort by Beijing to silence views it dislikes. The Chinese Embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the operations.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The long-running influence campaign known as Spamouflage is active ahead of the midterm elections , with accounts likely linked to China posing as U.S. voters and posting divisive content about U.S. politics, social issues
Graphika finds China-linked Spamouflage accounts posing as US voters on X – WTOP News
WASHINGTON (AP) — The long-running influence campaign known as Spamouflage is active ahead of the midterm elections, with accounts likely linked to China posing as U.S. voters and posting divisive content about U.S. politics, social issues and the elections, analysts say. In a blog posted on Friday, Graphika, a New York-based firm that tracks online...
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Graphika finds China-linked Spamouflage accounts posing as US voters on X
WASHINGTON (AP) — The long-running influence campaign known as Spamouflage is active ahead of the midterm elections, with accounts likely linked to China posing as U.S. voters and posting divisive content about U.S. politics, social issues and the elections, analysts say.
Graphika identified accounts with alleged links with China that broadcast divisive messages about U.S. politics before the mid-term elections. One researcher warns that the operation may not incline the debate, but points to his record of harassment and silence.
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