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Australian Associated Press , The Daily Aus , The Conversation and the ABC are among 800 organisations in more than 75 countries that have been approached over email or social media to debunk purpose-made false content.
The coordinated effort has been dubbed Operation Overload in a report by Check First , a Finnish software company that investigates online disinformation, and a not-for-profit group.
The overarching purpose of the operation is to sow doubt about the wisdom of supporting Ukraine in its war with Russia .
Researchers believe the group is operating from the assumption that "all publicity is good publicity".
Fake content must appear to already be widespread, and therefore in desperate need of debunking.
Usually, there's a clear link back to Ukraine , or an attempt to emphasise divisions within European societies.
Researchers say it's not possible to confirm whether Russia might be behind the operations.
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