Reports from Microsoft reveal that Russian troll farms linked to the Kremlin are actively engaging in disinformation campaigns to disrupt the upcoming US presidential elections. Their primary focus is on undermining the credibility of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. The latest findings from the Microsoft Threat Analysis Center shed light on the activities of these two monitored troll farms.
Following President Biden’s withdrawal as a candidate, these Kremlin-affiliated entities initially struggled to gain traction. However, in late August and early September, one of them began circulating fabricated videos that quickly gained millions of views. One video portrayed an alleged assault by Harris supporters on attendees at a Trump rally, while another falsely accused Harris of involvement in a hit-and-run incident from 2011 that left a young girl paralyzed. The latter video went viral and was disseminated through a newly established website posing as a San Francisco-based media outlet…
2024-09-17 22:13:21
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