ALERT: US officials say that Russia is spreading COVID-19 disinformation | |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 79101459 Canada 07/28/2020 05:59 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | U.S. officials on Tuesday singled out a news agency, InfoRos.ru, that operates a trio of websites InfoRos.ru, Infobrics.org and OneWorld.press — that they say have leveraged the pandemic to promote anti-Western objectives and to spread disinformation. The sites promote their narratives in a sophisticated but insidious effort that officials liken to money laundering, where stories in well-written English — and often with pro-Russian sentiment and anti-U.S. sentiment — are cycled through other news sources to conceal their origin and enhance the legitimacy of the information. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 77949928 France 07/28/2020 06:13 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | And here is one of the Russian propaganda sites' stories. Thread: Donald Trump’s order to shut down Chinese consulate in Houston is for domestic consumption Same site pushing COVID-19 disinformation |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 79199424 United States 07/28/2020 06:19 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | And here is one of the Russian propaganda sites' stories. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 77949928 Thread: Donald Trump’s order to shut down Chinese consulate in Houston is for domestic consumption Same site pushing COVID-19 disinformation Here's another Russian site pushing COVID-19 disinfo [link to www.cdc.gov (secure)] |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 78683815 United States 07/28/2020 06:51 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | How is this considered classified or sensitive information where officials have to resort to a condition of anonymity? I don't quite understand why reporting on this to the public wouldn't call for an official capacity, names and agency.. Reporter writes that Russia is trying to add disinformation and confusion, all while publishing a piece that does exactly that. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 79196874 United States 07/28/2020 07:20 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Thread: Trump’s New Favorite COVID Doctor, Nigerian Stella Immanuel, Believes in Alien DNA, Demon Sperm, and Hydroxychloroquine |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 75296984 United States 07/28/2020 07:22 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Russian intelligence operatives are using a trio of English-language websites to spread disinformation about the coronavirus pandemic, seeking to exploit a crisis that America is struggling to contain ahead of the presidential election in November, U.S. officials said Tuesday. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 79101459 Two Russians who have held senior roles in Moscow’s military intelligence service known as the GRU have been identified as responsible for a disinformation effort directed at American and Western audiences, U.S. government officials said. The information had previously been classified, but officials said it had been downgraded so they could more freely discuss it. Officials said they were doing so now to sound the alarm about the particular websites and to expose a connection between the sites and Russian intelligence. Between late May and early July, one of the officials said, a trio of websites published about 150 articles about the pandemic response, including coverage aimed at propping up Russia and denigrating the U.S. Among the headlines that caught the attention of U.S. officials are “Russia’s Counter COVID-19 Aid to America Advances Case for Détente,” which suggested that Russia had given urgent and substantial aid to the U.S. to fight the pandemic, and “Beijing Believes COVID-19 is a Biological Weapon.” The disclosure comes as the spread of disinformation, including by Russia, is an urgent concern heading into November’s presidential election as U.S. officials look to avoid a repeat of the 2016 contest, when Russia launched a covert social media campaign to divide American public opinion to favor then-candidate Donald Trump. The country’s chief counterintelligence official warned in a public statement Friday about Russia’s continued use of internet trolls to advance their goals. Even apart from politics, the twin crises buffeting the country and much of the world — the pandemic and race relations and protests — have offered fertile territory for misinformation or outfight falsehoods. Officials described the disinformation as part of an ongoing and persistent Russian effort to cause confusion. They did not say whether the effort was directly related to the November election, though some of the coverage on the websites appeared to denigrate Trump’s Democratic challenger, Joe Biden. The stories call to mind Russian efforts from 2016 to exacerbate race relations in America and drive corruption allegations against U.S. political figures. [link to apnews.com (secure)] CIA propaganda ? Why choose, of all countries, Greece as host country for the proxy ? What is written above is standard operating procedure of all media in the West, when writing about foreign countries. Are you saying only USA or the West have the privilege to do so ? Also, all western media are controlled by CIA. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 10799996 United States 07/28/2020 07:23 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | And here is one of the Russian propaganda sites' stories. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 77949928 Thread: Donald Trump’s order to shut down Chinese consulate in Houston is for domestic consumption Same site pushing COVID-19 disinformation Here's another Russian site pushing COVID-19 disinfo [link to www.cdc.gov (secure)] Touche. Well said. Sad but true. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 75296984 United States 07/28/2020 07:27 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | U.S. officials on Tuesday singled out a news agency, InfoRos.ru, that operates a trio of websites InfoRos.ru, Infobrics.org and OneWorld.press — that they say have leveraged the pandemic to promote anti-Western objectives and to spread disinformation. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 79101459 The sites promote their narratives in a sophisticated but insidious effort that officials liken to money laundering, where stories in well-written English — and often with pro-Russian sentiment and anti-U.S. sentiment — are cycled through other news sources to conceal their origin and enhance the legitimacy of the information. LMAO CIA is desperate ! CIA has been spreading the kind of propaganda for decades, causing great harms all over the world, in comparison the Russians are doing this kind of thing for a year or two ? |
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User ID: 77469743 United States 07/28/2020 07:31 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Anonymous sources. Smoke me a kipper, I’ll be back for breakfast. If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools. — Plato “AI is kind of a fancy thing, first of all it’s two letters. It means artificial intelligence.” Kamala Harris VPOTUS |
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User ID: 79199692 United States 07/28/2020 07:38 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | And here is one of the Russian propaganda sites' stories. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 77949928 Thread: Donald Trump’s order to shut down Chinese consulate in Houston is for domestic consumption Same site pushing COVID-19 disinformation Lol the OP of these threads is straight up a shill |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 79196874 United States 07/28/2020 07:39 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | And here is one of the Russian propaganda sites' stories. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 77949928 Thread: Donald Trump’s order to shut down Chinese consulate in Houston is for domestic consumption Same site pushing COVID-19 disinformation Lol the OP of these threads is straight up a shill How do you figure? Are you working out of the Kremlin, Mr. Fancy Bear? |
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