Kremlin Disinformation Network Deploys 300+ Fake News Sites to Target U.S. and Allies
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Kremlin Disinformation Network Deploys 300+ Fake News Sites to Target U.S. and Allies

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The Kremlin has launched another offensive in the digital domain, deploying an expanding web of fake news sites designed to discredit Western politicians and sow division across democratic societies. According to an investigation reported by The Register, Russia’s “CopyCop” network has created more than 200 new websites imitating local media outlets in the United States, France, Canada, and Norway.

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Russians Continue to Use and Abuse Steven Seagal
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Russians Continue to Use and Abuse Steven Seagal

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Steven Seagal, once an improbable Hollywood action hero, has found a second, if increasingly strained, act as a peculiar prop in Russia’s geopolitical theater. His recent decision to step down as CEO of Five Elements LLC on July 17, 2025, while seemingly a business move, is another telling chapter in how Russia has leveraged, and arguably exploited, the aging actor for its own ends, even as the global landscape makes his continued presence a liability.

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From Red Square to Times Square – New York Times Again Prints verbatim Russian propaganda
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New York Times Again Prints verbatim Russian propaganda

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There’s a reason Russia didn’t just put out international arrest warrants for myself and other journalists who visited Kursk when Ukraine partially seized control of the region. It’s because they had already planned the accompanying propaganda you’re now reading in your living room. The disinformation machine that normally resides in Russia itself has gone international, now playing out on our televisions and in the most respected newspapers. Pick up a copy of the New York Times this week.

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How Russia turned a body repatriation into a massive global disinformation operation
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How Russia turned a body exchange agreement into a massive disinformation operation

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In mid-June, Ukraine quietly received the bodies of 6,057 of its fallen soldiers. The mass repatriation, agreed upon during negotiations in Istanbul on June 2, should have marked a rare moment of humanitarian cooperation amid a brutal war. But within days, Moscow had transformed the return of the dead into a sprawling psychological warfare campaign — one aimed at manipulating grief, undermining trust in Ukrainian institutions, and sowing division.

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Russian government using online platform to destabilize democracy in Germany
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German government catches Russia using online platform to fuel social unrest

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The German government has formally accused Russia of using a media platform called Red to fuel social unrest and spread disinformation, in what officials describe as part of a broader Kremlin effort to destabilize Western democracies while continuing its war against Ukraine.

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Russia now using Brazil as a Spy Factory, Building False Identities for global covert action
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Russia now using Brazil as a Spy Factory, Building False Identities for global covert action

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Russia is covertly using Brazil as a platform to manufacture false identities for deep-cover intelligence operatives, enabling them to live undetected across the West and infiltrate sensitive institutions, according to a detailed investigation by the New York Times. The report reveals how Russian intelligence services systematically create authentic-seeming Brazilian personas, allowing operatives to pass as ordinary citizens while conducting long-term espionage abroad.

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The troll farms and bot armies of Russia and Iran are taking over MAGA’s online world
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The troll farms and bot armies of Russia and Iran are taking over MAGA’s online world

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A new report from the Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI) details a coordinated influence operation by Russian and Iranian actors aimed at U.S. conservative audiences — especially online communities that identify with the MAGA movement. The campaign deploys inauthentic accounts, false-flag conspiracy narratives, and a handful of high-visibility American influencers to steer debate and widen ideological rifts.

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Argentina uncovers Russian Spy network running Disinformation Operations
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Argentina uncovers Russian Spy network running Disinformation Operations

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Argentina’s government has dismantled a covert Russian espionage network operating within the country, exposing links to Kremlin-aligned disinformation efforts and online propaganda tactics. The network, active in Buenos Aires and other major cities, is believed to have supported Russian strategic interests in the region by infiltrating civil society and promoting pro-Russian narratives.

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