Russians faked video accusing Kamala Harris of hit-and-run:experts

Russians faked video accusing Kamala Harris of hit-and-run:experts

In an emotional account from a wheelchair,a victim says she “cannot remain silent any more”. But everything about the video is made up by a troll army called Storm-1516.

  • byAli Swenson

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‘Think I get orders from the CIA?’ Top Russian propagandist taunts US

‘Think I get orders from the CIA?’ Top Russian propagandist taunts US

Alexey Navalny lampooned Margarita Simonyan for years with the nickname “beaver-eater” after a 2012 social media post where she outlined her plans to boil up a beaver head for broth.

  • byRobyn Dixon
US charges Russians,seizes websites in pushback on 2024 election interference

US charges Russians,seizes websites in pushback on 2024 election interference

With two months until election day,the US Justice Department has also warned of “increasingly aggressive Iranian activity” - including a recent attempt to hack into Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
FBI probing Iranian hack attempts against Biden and Trump campaign

FBI probing Iranian hack attempts against Biden and Trump campaign

Trump’s campaign said over the weekend that Iran had hacked one of its websites and the FBI said it was investigating that.

  • byJasper Ward
Trump-era Pentagon ran secret anti-vax social media campaign aimed at the Philippines

Trump-era Pentagon ran secret anti-vax social media campaign aimed at the Philippines

Hundreds of US-backed social media posts decried the quality of face masks,test kits and China’s Sinovac inoculation,the first vaccine that would become available in the Philippines.

  • byChristopher Bing andJoel Schectman
The grey zone of misinformation:Iran,Russia’s payments to US media outlet revealed

The grey zone of misinformation:Iran,Russia’s payments to US media outlet revealed

Legal experts say US journalists who were paid by sanctioned Iranian media entities could be in legal jeopardy.

  • byJoseph Menn
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Iran’s top leader praises pro-Palestine student protesters in the US

Iran’s top leader praises pro-Palestine student protesters in the US

Writing from a country where protest is violently suppressed,Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said they were standing on the right side of history.

  • byChris Zappone
This ‘Russian’ woman loves China. Too bad she’s a deepfake of an unrelated Australian

This ‘Russian’ woman loves China. Too bad she’s a deepfake of an unrelated Australian

The videos are often labelled with hashtags such as “Russian beauty” and the women describe how accomplished Chinese men are.

  • byVivian Wang andSiyi Zhao
Poland to clamp down on Russian diplomats’ movement

Poland to clamp down on Russian diplomats’ movement

Relations between Poland and Russia have deteriorated sharply since Moscow sent tens of thousands of troops into neighbouring Ukraine in February 2022.

  • byAnna Wlodarczak-Semczuk
French officials see Azerbaijan’s foreign interference behind deadly riots in New Caledonia

French officials see Azerbaijan’s foreign interference behind deadly riots in New Caledonia

Azerbaijan had invited separatists from the French territories last year,resulting in a group whose stated aim is to support “French liberation and anti-colonialist movements”.

  • byChris Zappone
Online dump of Chinese hacking documents offers rare window into pervasive state surveillance

Online dump of Chinese hacking documents offers rare window into pervasive state surveillance

The trove catalogues apparent hacking activity and tools to spy on both Chinese and foreigners.

  • byFrank Bajak andDake Kang