Russia helped spread hurricane disinformation

Russia amplified hurricane disinformation to drive Americans apart, researchers find
Russia pushed false claims about the U.S. hurricane response in its effort to manipulate Americans before the Nov. 5 election, study shows.
Russia leveraged hurricane disinformation to deepen U.S. divisions
Russia helped propagate disinformation about Hurricanes Helene and Milton in order to deepen political divisions in the U.S. and undermine America's support for Ukraine, according to a new analysis. Why it matters: The findings underscore Russia's ability to manipulate political discourse in the U.
Russia amplified Hurricane Helene and Milton disinformation to drive Americans apart, researchers find
Russia has helped amplify and spread false and misleading internet claims about Hurricane Helene and Milton and the federal government's response, part of a wider effort by the Kremlin to manipulate America's political discourse before the presidential election,
To drive Americans apart, Russia helped spread hurricane disinformation
In some cases, the claims about the storms include fake images created using artificial intelligence, such as a photo depicting scenes of devastating flooding at Disney World that never happened, researchers say.
Russia spread hurricane lies to drive Americans apart, research finds
Most of the lies took aim at the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Democratic administration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, who’s running aga
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