AI-powered network of Russia-based websites masquerading as local American newspapers is pumping out fake stories targeting the US election, investigation finds - eviltoast
A Bugatti, a first lady and the fake stories aimed at Americans
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A former US police officer runs an AI-powered network of misleading news sites turning its sights towards November.

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.

  • blazeknave@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 months ago

    All the white hats and intelligence people I know are actual mmmericans that hate the bad guys. I don’t understand, knowing that, how this is the outcome. Cognitive dissonance I suppose