How Russian Trolls Weaponize Virus Lies to Undercut Ukraine
Forgeries published by Russian government-linked trolls have tried to sow panic over the coronavirus in Ukraine, divide European countries, and meddle in elections.
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The latest lies from suspected Russian government trolls involve the creation of the coronavirus, according to an investigation by The Daily Beast. It’s just the latest in a long string of attempts to destabilize Russia’s traditional foes.
Ukraine has been a particularly bright target for the trolls from Russia’s Secondary Infektion propaganda campaign, who have been spreading mistruths about COVID-19 infections in Ukraine, and trying to paint the government in Kyiv as a threat to Europe with forged documents and fake screenshots. So who are they lying about and how are they spreading their fakes?
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