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Disinformation Nation: Kremlin operation in the UK tipped off US months after election warning - WTOP News

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65% Informative

The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned 10 individuals and two entities involved in the “Doppelganger Campaign’s” The Treasury Department seized 32 internet domains used in connection with doppelgangers’ The Russian operation created fake news sites identical to authentic American sites.

Microsoft : A different Russian disinformation operation called “STORM 1516 grabbed our attention almost immediately”.

We even see presidential candidates spouting off crazy theories that have no basis in fact, we’ve got artificial intelligence tools that can be used as deepfakes and manipulating images and voices,” Warner said. He warned voters to be vigilant and to check and recheck anything they hear or see regarding voting in their communities to be sure it’s not disinformation. “I am enormously concerned and I feel like the level of public attention to this issue has dissipated a little bit,” said Warner ..

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semi-formal

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