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Russian Propaganda Unit Appears to Be Behind Spread of False Tim Walz Sexual Abuse Claims

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Russian Propaganda Unit Appears to Be Behind Spread of False Tim Walz Sexual Abuse Claims

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politics @lemmy.world · 10 hours ago

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The Russian-aligned network Storm-1516 has a long history of posting fake whistleblower videos—including deepfakes—to push Kremlin talking points.

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When is the US actually going to take Russian interference in our elections more seriously? They’ve done almost nothing since we’ve known about it in 2016.

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