Russia faked broadcasts from Sweden’s national TV to smear its PM—the same network already hit Germany and France this month

Russia faked broadcasts from Sweden’s national TV to smear its PM—the same network already hit Germany and France this month

Russia's Matryoshka bot network has launched disinformation campaigns targeting elections in Sweden, Germany, and France this month, fabricating video clips branded with the logos of trusted European media outlets, Sweden's national public broadcaster SVT reported. Analysts in multiple countries found the campaign aims not to reach mass audiences but to overwhelm newsrooms' fact-checking capacity. Russia is waging a full-spectrum hybrid war agai…