Microsoft researchers found that the group created a video, paid an actor to appear as the alleged victim, and spread the claim through a fake websiteA false claim circulating on social media that Kamala Harris was involved in an alleged hit-and-run in San Francisco in 2011 is the work of a covert Russian disinformation operation, according to new research by Microsoft.Researchers found that the group created a video, paid an actor to appear as the alleged victim, and spread the claim through a fake website for a nonexistent San Francisco news outlet named KBSF-TV. The Russian group responsible, which Microsoft dubs Storm-1516, is described as a Kremlin-aligned troll farm. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/18/kamala-harris-fake-hit-run-story-russia-propaganda-storm-1516
Author : Reuters
Publish date : 2024-09-18 00:50:55
Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Russia propaganda group behind fake Kamala Harris hit-and-run story, says Microsoft
