…Clemson attributed the #SocialDesignAgency’s campaign to a Kremlin #InfluenceOperation that researchers have called Matryoshka, after the Russian nesting dolls.
The operation, which emerged in 2024, specializes in creating fake articles that look as if they were from real news organizations like Reuters or France 24. The goal seems to be to spread the claims by encouraging fact checkers to debunk them.
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Russian news outlets also cite these fabricated posts, falsely suggesting that the content, mostly in English, originated in the West. The Social Design Agency did not respond to a request for comment.
#RussianPropaganda on #Bluesky first became notable during #Germany’s elections last year, when the Kremlin sought to bolster Germany’s #FarRight, led by the Alternative for Germany party, known as #AfD.
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