The DOJ said more than 900 fake social media accounts were seized in a scheme used to promote Russian government agendas by spreading misinformation online.
The Department of Justice nabbed a social media "bot farm" run by the Russian government used to spread misinformation in the U.S. and other countries. Agency officials said in a release Tuesday that 968 fake social media accounts were seized in the operation. The social media bot farm used elements of artifical intelligence to manufacture fake social media profiles claiming to belong to people in the U.S.
The media outlet gained the support and financial approval of the Kremlin, with an officer of Russia's Federal Security Service leading a private intelligence organization that promoted disinformation through social media, the DOJ noted.
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