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Post by biminitwisted on Oct 24, 2024 15:22:43 GMT -5
The more than 150 documents — which were shared with The Post to demonstrate the extent of Russian interference through Dougan and focus mostly on the period between March 2021 and August 2024 — for the first time expose some of the inner workings of a network that researchers and intelligence officials say has become the most potent source of fake news emanating from Russia and targeting American voters over the past year. Disinformation researchers say Dougan’s network was probably behind a recent viral fake video smearing Democratic vice-presidential nominee Tim Walz, which U.S. intelligence officials said Tuesday was created by Russia. It received nearly 5 million views on X in less than 24 hours, Microsoft said. Since September 2023, posts, articles and videos generated by Dougan and some of the Russians who work with him have garnered 64 million views, said McKenzie Sadeghi, who has closely followed Dougan’s sites and is a researcher at NewsGuard, a company that tracks disinformation online. “Compared with other Russian disinformation campaigns, Dougan has a clear understanding of what would resonate with Western audiences and the political atmosphere, which I think has made this more effective,” Sadeghi said. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/23/dougan-russian-disinformation-harris/
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Post by nuevowavo on Oct 24, 2024 15:26:37 GMT -5
A former Florida sheriff who moved to Russia amid an FBI investigation is a Kremlin-backed propagandist responsible for viral deepfake videos and misinformation targeting Kamala Harris’s campaign, according to European intelligence documents reviewed by the Washington Post. The GRU, Russia’s military intelligence service, gave funding to John Mark Dougan, the operator of several fake news websites. According to documents reviewed by the Post, Dugan was responsible for several websites that seemingly published fake local news, including DC Weekly, Chicago Chronicle, and Atlanta Observer. The documents, which mostly focus on the time between March 2021 and August of this year, show that Dougan worked with Yury Khoroshevsky, an officer within the GRU’s Unit 29155. Two European security officials told the Post that Khoroshevsky’s unit handles sabotage, political interference operations, and cyberwarfare targeting the West. Dougan also reportedly worked with the Center for Geopolitical Expertise, a Moscow-based institute founded by far-right Russian nationalist Alexander Dugin. The center’s director, Valery Korovin, also works closely with Khoroshevsky, according to documents reviewed by the Post. Khoroshevsky started depositing payments in Dougan’s bank account in April 2022 and frequently met with him and Dougan, the documents show. Dougan received some of the payments after the websites he created had difficulty accessing Western AI generators. www.theverge.com/2024/10/24/24278626/russia-disinformation-deepfakes-john-dougan-2024-election
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IOKIYAR
Oct 24, 2024 16:10:37 GMT -5
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Post by PolarsStepdad on Oct 24, 2024 16:10:37 GMT -5
Fake News.
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IOKIYAR
Oct 24, 2024 16:18:46 GMT -5
Post by deepdropper on Oct 24, 2024 16:18:46 GMT -5
Come on guys why are you outing Big Battery. Have you no respect for online anonymity.
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IOKIYAR
Oct 24, 2024 16:33:10 GMT -5
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Post by luapnor on Oct 24, 2024 16:33:10 GMT -5
Chump-a-rama in action. 😂
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IOKIYAR
Oct 24, 2024 16:39:45 GMT -5
Post by deepdropper on Oct 24, 2024 16:39:45 GMT -5
Damn I gotta trade mark these teaser baits. The "Kremlin Karens"
Does anyone else notice a pattern here when it comes to Russian disinformation threads? I am no way a conspiracy theory advocate but come the fuck on already!!!
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IOKIYAR
Oct 24, 2024 19:55:03 GMT -5
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Post by luapnor on Oct 24, 2024 19:55:03 GMT -5
Damn I gotta trade mark these teaser baits. The "Kremlin Karens" Does anyone else notice a pattern here when it comes to Russian disinformation threads? I am no way a conspiracy theory advocate but come the fuck on already!!! Ok CAD...
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IOKIYAR
Oct 24, 2024 20:09:35 GMT -5
Post by deepdropper on Oct 24, 2024 20:09:35 GMT -5
Please translate CAD from Slavic to English please. A point would be helpful in a discussion.
BTW have you introduced yourself to your recent soon to be dead N.Koreans yet?
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IOKIYAR
Oct 24, 2024 23:15:36 GMT -5
Post by nikonoclast on Oct 24, 2024 23:15:36 GMT -5
For all the hoo-ha about Russians using social media, have you ever wondered how Russia figured it out?
Russia has never been known for subtlety ... or originality ... have they?
So how did they figure out how cheap and easy it was? Well ... they didn't.
That's right, ... they didn't.
They saw someone else was already doing it, and getting away with it.
How did they discover this could be done? Was it a daring plan costing millions?
No ... they found out about it the same way I did ... they read a story in the NY Times.
The story outlined how both foreign agents, and their American flunkies, were pimping for Israel.
( The old Huffington Post was awash with Zionist trolls. )
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IOKIYAR
Oct 25, 2024 5:55:18 GMT -5
Post by luapnor on Oct 25, 2024 5:55:18 GMT -5
Please translate CAD from Slavic to English please. A point would be helpful in a discussion. BTW have you introduced yourself to your recent soon to be dead N.Koreans yet? OK Cad.
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IOKIYAR
Oct 25, 2024 5:57:53 GMT -5
Post by ferris1248 on Oct 25, 2024 5:57:53 GMT -5
There's an echo in here.
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