“Gone are the days of Russia purchasing ads in roubles, or having pretty obvious trolls that are sitting in a factory in St. Petersburg,” said Nina Jankowicz, head of the American Sunlight Project, a non-profit organisation attempting to combat the spread of disinformation.
Ms Jankowicz was briefly director of the short-lived US Disinformation Governance Board, a branch of the Department of Homeland Security designed to tackle false information.
“Now we’re seeing a lot more information laundering,” she said - using a term referring to the recycling of fake or misleading stories into the mainstream in order to obscure their ultimate source.
“Information laundering”
A story which originated on DC Weekly, claiming that Ukrainian officials bought yachts with US military aid, was repeated by several members of Congress, including Senator J D Vance and Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Yep. Perjury Traitor Greed in the mix with an ex-Marine Florida Cop on the lam in Moscow. That is correct. Yes. Who had that on their bingo cards? Everyone? Cool. Cool cool cool.
TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Because all the US media is run by wealthy Republicans.
Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 2 months ago
The civil war was in abatement, but it never did end.
JustZ@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Abeyance, I think you mean.
Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 2 months ago
That’s a finer choice perhaps, but abatement isn’t incorrect here