what threats to the whole world are posed by Russia and its allies

Russia has stepped up its disinformation campaign against Switzerland

After the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, russians began to actively promote narratives aimed at undermining confidence in Switzerland's neutrality and discrediting it as an international mediator, the Swiss portal SWI writes (https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/foreign-affairs/how-switzerland-is-caught-up-in-russias-propaganda-machine/88785511). Most often, russians criticise Switzerland for supporting Ukraine, accepting refugees and hosting a peace summit in June 2024. 

In 2024, the russian TV channel "rt" increased its news coverage of Switzerland 10-fold by launching special sections, including ‘The End of Neutrality?’. And the hacker group NoName05716 attacked the websites of the municipalities of Geneva and Vevey and banks in the cantons of Vaud and Zurich.

How does disinformation penetrate Switzerland?- The kremlin's propaganda seeps into Switzerland via France and Germany with the help of Anti-Spiegel and Réseau International, which are often cited by pro-russian Swiss resources such as weltwoche.ch, uncutnews.ch, conversion-news.org;- russians use Telegram, YouTube, TikTok, X, proxy media or fake websites imitating the original ones to spread lies and manipulations;- russian ‘online troll farms’ engage people to create millions of comments or offensive posts on social media to foment conflict or influence public opinion.

The trend of official organisations abandoning their accounts on social network X

The City Hall of Paris announced that it was closing its account on X. The farewell post says that the account will be closed as of 20 January, as social media platform X ‘reduces the reach of factual and objective messages, fuelling hate speech and disinformation’. Instead, the city authorities of the French capital announced the transition to the Bluesky social network.

Earlier, on 15 January, the German Ministry of Defence announced its decision to leave the social network X. A few days earlier, the Belgian newspaper De Morgen left Elon Musk's platform. This was announced by the newspaper's editor-in-chief Remy Amcreutz:

"Our publication does not want to be part of a social network where conspiracy theories and racism are spread without any moderation. That's enough. Elon Musk's values are completely opposite to those of a democratic society and De Morgen".
In addition, more than 80 French NGOs have been leaving social network X since 20 January. In an open letter, the signatories note that ‘the lack of moderation and the configuration of algorithms contribute to the spread of hateful content, the spread of conspiracy theories and theories that deny climate change’.

How DeepSeek spreads disinformation in favour of China

The threats posed by the Chinese AI assistant DeepSeek are so obvious that the chatbot is being banned in different countries. In Italy, the national regulator did this to protect user data. Due to security risks, the chatbot is also prohibited for government agencies in Taiwan. Employees of the Congress, the Pentagon, and the US Navy have been banned from using it. Australia's largest cybersecurity company urged critical organisations to stop using DeepSeek. The UK and Irish authorities are also checking it for security risks.In addition to problems with the security of personal information, DeepSeek has already been caught in Chinese propaganda.

The researchers tested the chatbot's capabilities and found that its answers not only reflect Beijing's view of certain events in the world, but also directly spread disinformation. For example, DeepSeek distorted the words of former US President Jimmy Carter, who allegedly agreed that Taiwan was part of China. This was one of several examples documented by NewsGuard, a company that monitors disinformation on the Internet.

NewsGuard has called DeepSeek a ‘disinformation machine’.South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) has accused the DeepSeek of excessive collection of personal data and using all incoming queries for its own training. Unlike other services with generative AI, DeepSeek's chat history can be shared with other parties, as the app has a function to collect keyboard input patterns, which allows it to identify users and connect with servers of Chinese companies such as volceapplog.com.Obviously, artificial intelligence is becoming a key tool in the spread of disinformation, regardless of who creates it. And we, as conscious citizens, should take this into account when we draw new knowledge from the neural network.

Russia is using sex toys for sabotage in Europe

Sex toys can contain explosives: russia is already using them to create sabotage in Europe, Reuters reports.A covert sabotage group linked to the kremlin was exposed after small bombs exploded at courier warehouses in the UK, Germany and Poland in July 2023. The explosives were inside sex toys, massage cushions and cosmetics. The cushions packed in the parcels with cosmetics and sex toys contained

concealed improvised incendiary devices made from a mixture of chemicals, including highly reactive magnesium.The chemicals were ignited by detonators adapted from cheap Chinese electronic gadgets used to track items such as lost keys. The effect was enhanced by tubes of something that looked like cosmetics but actually contained a gel of flammable compounds, including nitromethane. Do you still have arguments in favour of the humanity of the russians?

Europe launches large-scale campaign to block pro-Kremlin Telegram channels

The restrictions apply to media outlets such as "ria novosti", "izvestia" and "rossiyskaya gazeta, as well as federal TV channels: "russia 1", "channel one", "ntv" and "russia today". However, an analysis by Insight News Media has revealed dozens of other russian propaganda channels on Telegram that are not affiliated with official russian media.

These channels continue to operate and spread russian disinformation in different languages.

Content analysis has revealed a wide network of channels spreading kremlin disinformation in English. Among them are specially created pro-russian English-language channels targeting audiences in the EU and the US. The russians use a similar approach to other foreign audiences, including France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In addition, analysts note the active work of the russian Embassy in Bolivia on the Telegram platform. Please pay attention to the information channels on Telegram.

Finland and the USA record large-scale operations of influence on the part of the Kremlin

According to the information of the Minister of the Interior of Finland, Lulu Ranne, cited by Reuters, it is about numerous cases of sabotage, cyberattacks and destabilization that create an atmosphere of uncertainty and doubt in society.The law enforcement agencies of the country established that moscow is involved in:• interference with GPS signals in sea and air transport in Finland;• a cyber attack on the Fortum company, its facilities in Finland and Sweden, as well as the deployment of suspicious persons and drones to the company's facilities;• DDoS attack on the largest bank in the Nordea region;• numerous thefts at water supply facilities.The United States announced that russia was involved in the creation of a fake video of the destruction of ballots for Donald Trump.

In the video, a person is sorting through and tearing up the ballots cast for Trump. Such a fake received millions of views on the X (Twitter) platform and is part of a russian disinformation operation. This is stated in the article of The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/26/russia-disinformation-campaign-pennsylvania-ballotsThe Bucks County (Pennsylvania) Board of Elections has officially called the video a fake, saying the envelope and other materials depicted in the footage are fake.

The kremlin has long been destabilizing the US election process and attacking candidates with deepfakes. The Washington Post wrote that russia lied to Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz. In the fake materials, he is accused of inappropriate communication with students during his work as a teacher and coach many years ago. Millions of people watched a video on the X platform with Matthew Metro pretending to be a Walz student. The real Matthew Metro, who now lives in Hawaii, said another person was speaking on his behalf in the video. He did attend the high school where Walz worked, but he was never his teacher."These Russian activities are part of a broader effort by Moscow to raise baseless questions about the integrity of US elections and to inflame divisiveness among Americans," the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Security Agency said in a joint statement. infrastructure (CISA).

Russia interferes in German elections: Storm-1516 cyber group exposed

The cyber group is linked to the bot farms of the Prigogine and russia's Main Intelligence Directorate. So far, the criminals have created more than 100 fake news sites imitating legitimate media, investigators from the German publication Correctiv have found. They use artificial intelligence and diplomatic fake news technologies to spread disinformation about politicians and socially sensitive topics. For example, that ‘German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck abused a young woman’ and ‘the head of the Bundestag Defence Committee, Markus Faber, is a russian agent’.

Fake news and videos are spread through a network of pro-russian influencers on Telegram, X and other platforms. In addition, in January, the Bluesky platform recorded the activation of 100 German-language accounts associated with Doppelgänger. They spread narratives discrediting Ukraine and the German coalition. According to CeMAS analysts, fake posts blame the Green Party for economic problems and criticise Chancellor Olaf Scholz for supporting Ukraine.

At the same time, hundreds of German-language posts that have appeared over the past month have expressed only affection and support for the far-right AfD party.The posts monitored by CeMAS contained links to fake German news sites or to articles on real sites that confirm their narrative, or simply images. These posts demonstrate typical examples of the russian Doppelgaenger disinformation campaign model.The goal of the campaign:- discrediting German politicians;- influence the outcome of the Bundestag elections;- creating chaos in the information field.More details here.

Romanian intelligence has data on Russian interference in the presidential election

Documents on interference in the presidential election are released in Romania. Intelligence suggests that the kremlin is behind the crime, but local analysts point to the contrary.During the election campaign, identical messages were actively spread on social media and influencers were involved. The operation itself was carried out from ‘external locations’ to circumvent restrictions.

According to the BBC, this is stated in the investigation documents released by Romanian President Klaus Iohannis.
Intelligence officers also found that one TikTok account paid $381,000 to users who campaigned for a pro-russian candidate in just one month, starting on 24 October. In addition, data for accessing election websites were stolen from genuine users and published ‘on the platforms of cybercriminals originating from russia.

TikTok is suspected of criminally ignoring fake accounts before the Romanian elections

The social network's CEO is being summoned to the European Parliament to explain the role of the platform in the Romanian presidential election. A Politico article quoting the head of the liberal group Renew Europe, Valerie Haier, states that TikTok's management must prove the platform's transparency and compliance with the Digital Services Act.

According to Keita Kili, coordinator of the Bulgarian-Romanian Digital Media Observatory, the platform had a ‘significant impact’ during the first round of elections, as TikTok's rule banning paid political advertising was ‘largely ineffective’.
It is worth noting that the far-right and pro-russian candidate Kelin Georgescu won the first round of the election. He had no party support and was not among the favourites in opinion polls.

How does Russia's foreign intelligence service work against Western countries

Journalists The Insider and Der Spiegel jointly conducted an investigation, the result of which were the materials of russia's foreign intelligence service regarding the information war against Western countries. Among other things, the service has the following tasks:• divide the target audience into two parts - rational and emotional. For each of them, throw your stories into the information space;

• divide the target audience into two parts - rational and emotional. For each of them, throw your stories into the information space;
• use existing or specially created radicals in the virtual space to spread ideas, in order to act not on behalf of russia, but incognito;
• appeal not to the mind of the audience, but to the emotions, in order to achieve the goals set before the propaganda machine as soon as possible;
• continue foreign broadcasts by rt ​​and sputnik.

Russia has created a network of influence on events in several countries in Meta

According to the August 2024 Meta study, this network originated in russia and focused on fake news websites that spread fake news about politics.In Georgia, the influence network criticized protesters against the "foreign agent law" and supported the ruling Georgian Dream party. In Azerbaijan, she spread negative messages about the West and local events. In Armenia, she supported russia, criticized the prime minister and promoted pro-russian narratives.The network used fake accounts to redirect people to its websites. In particular, she has collaborated with people in Armenia to create videos on TikTok, YouTube and Meta apps.

The network was discovered thanks to the notification of the non-profit organization ISFED from Georgia. The investigation also revealed ties to individuals associated with the moscow-based marketing firm IMA Digital.
In August of this year, Meta also exposed a fake network spreading russian propaganda to a European audience. Meta has removed 20 Facebook accounts, 14 pages and 9 Instagram accounts for violating its policy against coordinated inauthentic behavior.

This network, created in russia, was aimed at English-speaking and French-speaking audiences. Fake news websites such as Euro Top News used fictitious journalistic pseudonyms and fake addresses to appear legitimate. Content on websites and social networks was probably created with the help of artificial intelligence.UPD: Meta has closed access to all its platforms to the russian propaganda media group RT (Russia Today).“After careful consideration, we have expanded our current measures against Russian state media. Russia Today, RT and other related organizations are now banned from our apps worldwide due to foreign interference," the company said in a statement.

Kremlin intelligence services are trying to ‘colonise’ the Bluesky social network

Bots from the large disinformation network "Matryoshka", run by the kremlin's intelligence services, have already reached the Bluesky social platform and started posting fake videos there. The posts simply duplicate those previously posted on the X platform. 

For example, in one of them, a girl posing as a member of the Imperial College London's Centre for Climate Care criticises European leaders' decision to allow Ukraine to strike russia with long-range missiles.In another fake video, a graduate of the University of Warwick (UK) is credited with saying that russia is right and Ukraine is not a victim. It seems that Bluesky will soon have to look for effective means to counter russian propaganda. Otherwise, the platform risks becoming a breeding ground for fakes.

The Kremlin's anti-Israel rhetoric is reinforced by the arming of Jerusalem's opponents

In parallel with the spread of anti-Israel "truth" in the world, moscow is actively helping Israel's enemies with military means. The Wall Street Journal published an investigation (https://www.wsj.com/world/russia-provided-targeting-data-for-houthi-assault-on-global-shipping-eabc2c2b?st=HtmFp4) that in early 2024, russia provided the Yemeni Houthis (a Shia-Zaydi terrorist paramilitary group operating in Yemen) with satellite data that they used to attack Western ships in the Red Sea.

At the end of September, Reuters reported that russia may hand over Yakhont anti-ship missiles to the Houthis, and Iran is mediating the negotiations. In turn, UN experts in their reports repeatedly talked about attempts to smuggle russian Kornet anti-tank guided missiles, AKS20U assault rifles, etc. to Yemen. 

Iran, which hates Israel, was involved in this scheme.It will be recalled that moscow never officially condemned the attack by Hamas against Israel on October 7, 2023. On the contrary, two weeks after the attack, russia vetoed a UN Security Council resolution condemning the militants. And this despite the fact that among the hostages of Hamas were citizens of the russian Federation.The kremlin claims leadership in that part of the Global South that denies Israel's right to exist. And it seems that the anti-Israel policy of the russians will only deepen. In September, putin ordered the signing of a strategic partnership agreement between russia and Iran.

Agents of the Russian special services were detained in Poland

Game agents were detained in Poland on suspicion of preparing terrorist attacks on international flights. Criminals were preparing to set fire to parcels on board cargo and passenger planes bound for the USA and Canada.

The Financial Times writes that the Polish prosecutor's office has issued international arrest warrants for two more people suspected of involvement in the preparation of sabotage. By the way, earlier the Lithuanian police arrested a suspect in sending four explosive devices, in particular through the DHL company in Vilnius. The detainee introduced himself as Igor Prudnikov, but the investigation found out that his real name is Alexander Suranovas, and he acted for the benefit of the special services of the kremlin.

Russia bribed more than 130,000 citizens of Moldova to prevent its accession to the EU

In Moldova, a large-scale operation by russia with the aim of influencing the results of the referendum on the country's accession to the European Union and the results of the presidential elections was revealed. The head of the General Inspectorate of the Police of Moldova, Viorel Chornuetsanu, said that only in September, 15 million dollars were transferred from russia to the accounts of Moldovan citizens. They were supposed to spread 

disinformation, carry out provocations and attack state institutions."russia seeks not only to corrupt voters, but also to provoke protests and destabilization on the territory of Moldova," Chernuetsanu said.As a reminder, a referendum will be held in Moldova on October 20, during which voters will answer the question: "Do you support the introduction of European integration into the constitution of Moldova." Based on its results, countries can make changes to the basic law related to European integration. At the same time as the referendum, the presidential election of Moldova will be held.

Kremlin propagandists fake BBC presenter's voice

kremlin media outlets have posted a video in which BBC Business Today TV presenter Michelle Fleury said before going live that she would shoot herself if she had to discuss the situation in Ukraine again. The posts with this video claim that the presenter's remark was first noticed by Reddit users. This is allegedly proved by the fact that the video is watermarked with the platform's logo.However, photos and videos from Reddit are now stored without watermarks. Also, a search for Michelle Fleury on the platform revealed no posts from the last five years. 

In the full version, no remarks about Ukraine are heard during the splash screen, which was generated using neural networks and added to the soundtrack.There is a significant difference between the two videos - in the fabricated video, Michelle Fleury appears on the screen after a six-second splash screen, during which her remarks about Ukraine are allegedly heard off-screen. 

In the full version, no remarks about Ukraine are heard during the splash screen, which was generated using neural networks and added to the soundtrack.This story is part of a large disinformation network called "Matryoshka". Now, new faces have appeared in it, namely employees of the world's leading universities: Cambridge, Harvard, Princeton, Michigan, Bristol and others. In fact, the creators of fakes simply combine fragments of real videos of scientists with cuts of footage, with their generated voices in the background. For the first time, the use of such news was recorded in Dutch, Spanish, Indonesian, Thai and Portuguese.

Russia intensified its information war against Moldova

On October 20, the people of Moldova will go to the polling stations to elect a new president. Also in the bulletin: questions about the country's future relations with the European Union. In anticipation of the double vote, the kremlin's disinformation machine started working with renewed vigor. moscow wants to convince Moldovans not to support the pro-European course of President Maia Sandu, which allegedly leads to the loss of sovereignty and threatens the country's security.Some pro-russian media outlets in Moldova engage in blatant outright disinformation, while

others only quote opposition politicians fighting against Moldova's EU accession, such as former president Ihor Dodon, fugitive oligarch Ilan Shor, and former governor of Gagauzia Iryna Vlach.Moldova received the status of a candidate for the EU in June 2022. 

The kremlin perceived this reversal of the former republic of the Soviet Union as the joining of Moldova to the anti-russian front, with which the West allegedly seeks to surround russia. For the past two years, pro-kremlin media have tried to portray Moldova's legal decisions on its path to the EU as "Russophobic" as part of the West's "hybrid war" against russia.And this despite the fact that russia illegally occupied part of the territory of Moldova (Transnistria) back in 1991, creating its own puppet government.Read more:https://euvsdisinfo.eu/kremlin-disinformation-on-moldovas-referendum/

The Czech Republic has detected a number of hybrid attacks from Russia

The report of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Czech Republic, devoted to the activities of extremist movements for the first half of the year, states that the russian special services received a "strong base in the country, which is easy to influence in order to spread their influence."

The report notes that some former right-wing extremists have become supporters of the kremlin regime. Their priority task was not to incite hatred against migrants, Muslims, Jews, Roma or the LGBT+ community, but to "ensure the further change of values ​​and promote a positive image of russia."
A report by the Czech Ministry of the Interior also documented incidents of hate speech against Ukrainians and an increase in anti-Semitic incidents, especially online.

The special services of the Kremlin plan to expand the network of "manual" public organizations

russian special services have a strategy for 2024 to intervene in the political and internal information space of Western countries, media expert and investigative journalist Bellingcat said (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xHTR_okdKE) in an interview for LIGA.net Hristo Grozev.According to Grozev, the kremlin plans to create, support and filter public movements 

that look like they were organically created toprotect the economic national interests of one or another country.

Thus, russia is trying to weaken support for Ukraine "from below" by influencing electoral sentiments, using problematic and acute issues in each country, inventing a connection between these issues and Ukraine. Part of this model already works in countries loyal to the kremlin: Slovakia, Hungary, and Serbia. We can also mention the case of large-scale strikes by Polish farmers, which were coordinated by far-right political forces that maintain certain relations with russian political figures.Meanwhile, in order to counter russian aggression, the European Parliament on June 24 banned European parties from receiving funding of russian origin.

Russian fake factory attacks US presidential candidate Kamala Harris

This is stated in a new Microsoft report. The company's experts determined that russian web trolls were circulating a fake video purporting to show Harris causing a hit-and-run accident that paralyzed a 13-year-old girl in San Francisco in 2011.The researchers discovered that during this influence operation, a video was created in which the actors were paid to shoot. Microsoft says this video was created by Storm-1516, a group linked to russian special 

services: https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2024/09/17/russian-election-interference-efforts -focus-on-the-harris-walz-campaign/In another fake video, the actress pretended to be Harris in order to fabricate false claims about Harris' involvement in the accident.

According to Microsoft, each of these videos received millions of views, and one was released via a fake news outlet in San Francisco to make it seem more credible.Another kremlin group, Storm-1679, which spread fake news about the Paris Olympics, is now also spreading false content about Harris. One of the fake videos featured a fake billboard in New York City with false claims about her politics.From the editors: if russia attacks only one of the US presidential candidates in the information space, certain conclusions can be drawn about the relationship of the other candidate with the head of the kremlin.

Journalists of the Washington Post refuted yet another Russian fake

Since the beginning of the offensive of the Ukrainian army on the Kursk region of russia, the kremlin's special services have launched a powerful disinformation campaign. One of the key topics in it is the killing and torture of the civilian population of the Kursk region by the Ukrainian military. Of course, the purpose of these fakes is to tarnish the reputation of the Ukrainian army and sow doubts in the 

countries allied to Ukraine regarding further support.

However, representatives of several world media over the last week managed to visit the areas of hostilities on the territory of russia. In particular, a recent report was published by the Washington Post. One of the journalists' conclusions is that there is no evidence that the Ukrainian military is purposefully killing, torturing or abusing local residents. On the contrary, the Ukrainian army is trying to provide humanitarian aid to everyone.Read the full report here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/08/18/ukraine-russia-sudzha-kursk/

Hungary plans to make it easier for Russian agents to enter Europe

The Hungarian government recently revealed plans for a new fast-track visa system for citizens of eight countries, including russia and Belarus, to enter Hungary. The local “National Card” allows its holders to work in the country for up to two years. The plan is simpler than obtaining a normal work permit or business visa and allows for family reunification. After three years, national card holders receive the right to permanent residency.The head of the main European People's Party, Manfred Weber, has already said that the plan 

raises serious concerns about European security and creates major loopholes for espionage.Importantly, by circumventing the restrictions insisted on by EU law, cardholders are being 

given easier access to the common Schengen area: “The lack of a clear need for such a broad and unregulated entry mechanism for russians and Belarusians... calls into question the implications for Hungary and the wider Schengen areas,” Weber notes.A group of MEPs is already pushing for the EU executive to take action against Budapest, including the possible expulsion of Hungary from the Schengen zone. MEPs recalled the existence of several examples of hostile operations by russia, notably the attempts to kill the Skripals in Britain and the explosion of ammunition depots in the Czech Republic. “Orbán’s irresponsible decision poses a significant threat to the security of all EU members and their citizens,” the letter states.

The Kremlin and its allies intend to interfere in the USA elections

According to USA intelligence, as reported by Bloomberg, the main goal of the russian attacks is to disrupt USA support for Ukraine, undermine trust in democratic institutions and in the United States in a broader sense.For this, moscow is ready to attract commercial firms and generative artificial intelligence.

In addition, USA intelligence agencies expect russia to exploit social divisions in the US, including campus protests in support of the Palestinians in the war in Gaza.
Meanwhile, Iran will act as an agent of chaos, sowing internal discord and even encouraging violence. China, according to intelligence, is currently taking a more cautious approach and is aware of the potential consequences of election interference.

The International Criminal Court has launched an investigation against the heads of Russian propaganda

Among the accused are dmitriy medvedev (former president of russia and current deputy chairman of the Security Council), volodymyr solovyov (anchor of the russian state television channel "russia-1"), margarita simonyan (editor-in-chief of "russia Today"), dmitriy kiselyov (head of the state media consortium "russia Today"), TV and radio presenter serhii mardan, as well as the first deputy head of the

President's Office oleksiy gromov. Details here:https://www.fidh.org/en/region/europe-central-asia/ukraine/medvedev-solovyov-simonyan-and-other-top-russian-propagandists

This initiative is long overdue. Since russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began over two years ago, the russian state and government officials have been accused of committing horrific atrocities against Ukrainians on a daily basis. It is very naive to ignore the threats from the influential russian media, many of which openly called for the genocide of Ukrainians. Now these threats are gradually spreading to other Western countries and pose a direct threat to international security. Read more: https://www.stopfake.org/en/holding-putin-s-propagandists-accountable-for-crimes-in-ukraine/

Kremlin bots spread fake quotes from 28 Hollywood stars about the USSR

Spravdi.ua reports that on the eve of the celebration of "Victory Day" in the russian Federation, kremlin bots conducted a one-day campaign against "rewriting history" on the social network X (Twitter). 

They shared 28 tweets with photos of Hollywood stars with quotes about the important role of the Red Army and the USSR in defeating the Nazis in World War II. Fakes were discovered (https://twitter.com/antibot4navalny) by the bot blocker project.

The Kremlin is trying to interfere in the US elections with the help of artificial intelligence and fake websites

One of the key figures in this campaign is the former Florida police officer who moved to moscow, John Mark Dugan. This is reported in a BBC investigation.Dugan increasingly shifts the focus from fake stories about the war in Ukraine to topics about American and British politics.

According to the BBC, a large amount of digital evidence points to links between Dugan and russian fake websites. The kremlin's operation to interfere in the US election process uses artificial intelligence to create thousands of news articles published on dozens of sites with names that are supposed to look American: Houston Post, Chicago Crier, Boston Times, DC Weekly and others. The names of real newspapers that stopped working several years or decades ago are also used.

The Kremlin spreads propaganda on social media and creates internal crises in Israel

The russians managed to establish a network of their own contractors from among local journalists and politicians, who become instruments of influence in the region, writes (https://www.israelhayom.co.il/magazine/hashavua/article/15983855) Israel Hayom with reference to the Israeli special services.

According to the results of the analysis of the work of russians in the media space of this country, it was found that the kremlin uses a diverse arsenal to promote propaganda. Key technologies include:• creation of websites masquerading as Israeli mass media;• spread of pro-russian messages in comments in popular political groups;• dissemination of anti-Ukrainian publications, including interviews with Israeli military and political figures, who call for continued cooperation with russia.

Russia continues information attacks on the 2024 Olympics and the IOC

Another burst of fabricated news about the Summer Olympics in France was recorded last week. You can read more details here.Among other things, a fake video about Microsoft's research is circulating on the Internet. In this material, the authors present the results of a study that 83% of reviews on the Internet about the Olympics in France are negative.

Among other things: people fear terrorist attacks, bedbugs, street crime and poor service.However, StopFake.org journalists were unable to find confirmation of this study either on Microsoft's official website or in other reliable foreign media. Moreover, Microsoft was actually conducting another study that involved information attacks on the International Olympic Committee and the Olympics. These attacks are clearly of russian origin. Details here.