It sought to dupe Americans into believing Kremlin-produced propaganda had been produced by legitimate American news outlets, prosecutors said.
Federal authorities in Philadelphia announced on Wednesday the dismantling of a wide-ranging, Russia n-backed misinformation network targeting voters in Pennsylvania and five other swing states ahead of the 2024 presidential election.” and which prosecutors said was run by a top aide to Russia n President Vladimir Putin — sought to dupe Americans in key demographics into believing Kremlin-produced propaganda it spread online had been produced by legitimate American news outlets.
The takedown of that effort — involving the seizure of more than 30 internet domains by agents from the FBI’s Philadelphia field office — was just one of a sweeping series of steps President Joe “Protecting our democratic processes from foreign malign influence is paramount to ensure public trust,” U.S. Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero said in a statement detailing the Doppelganger seizures.
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