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AI-powered network of Russia-based websites masquerading as local American newspapers is pumping out fake stories targeting the US election, investigation finds (www.bbc.com)
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cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/405394

A former Florida police officer who relocated to Moscow is one of the key figures behind it.

Dozens of bogus stories aimed at influencing US voters and sowing distrust ahead of November’s election. Some have been roundly ignored but others have been shared by influencers and members of the US Congress.

For example, one of these stories was published on a website called The Houston Post – one of dozens of sites with American-sounding names which are in reality run from Moscow - and alleged that the FBI illegally wiretapped Donald Trump’s Florida resort.

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[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 124 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (5 children)

We've found whole buildings full of paid online trolls in Russia poisoning the dialogue and it's like the whole media industry agreed to stop talking about it. Now they don't even need humans to do that.

[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 52 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Because all the US media is run by wealthy Republicans.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The civil war was in abatement, but it never did end.

[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Abeyance, I think you mean.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

That's a finer choice perhaps, but abatement isn't incorrect here

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