Russia,not China,tried to influence 2020 election,says US intel community

Russia,not China,tried to influence 2020 election,says US intel community

The report punctures a counter-narrative pushed by Trump’s allies that China was interfering on Biden’s behalf,concluding that Beijing “did not deploy interference efforts.”

  • byChristopher Bing andJoseph Menn

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Surprise shipment of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine sparks political crisis in Slovakia

Surprise shipment of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine sparks political crisis in Slovakia

Foreign Minister Ivan Korcok said he clearly considered the vaccine a tool in Russia’s hybrid war against the West.

  • byKarel Janicek
Israel enlists social media stars to win over Arab audiences

Israel enlists social media stars to win over Arab audiences

One Facebook post juxtaposes glamorous photographs from Saudi Arabia and the UAE with the ruins of Arab countries where Iran’s proxies wield influence,such as Syria and Iraq.

  • byJames Rothwell
Far-right influencer arrested for 2016 Twitter vote suppression effort

Far-right influencer arrested for 2016 Twitter vote suppression effort

Douglass Mackey,who the feds say went by the Twitter name Ricky Vaughan,was a prominent anti-Semite,racist and Trump-booster online before the 2016 election.

  • byNoah Goldberg
French,Russian trolls face off over Central African Republic election,says Facebook

French,Russian trolls face off over Central African Republic election,says Facebook

Rival French and Russian campaigns have sought to deceive internet users – and unmask each other – in the Central African Republic.

'Grey area':China's trolling drives home reality of social media war

'Grey area':China's trolling drives home reality of social media war

Australia's 2018 foreign interference laws,passed with some fanfare,have nothing to say about this sort of aggression.

  • byChris Zappone
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China fires back at Morrison,doubles down on war crimes accusation

China fires back at Morrison,doubles down on war crimes accusation

Australia and China are caught in a fresh diplomatic row over an inflammatory social media post that has sent tensions with Beijing to a new front.

  • byEryk Bagshaw andAnthony Galloway
Twitter blocks Thai royalist account linked to influence campaign

Twitter blocks Thai royalist account linked to influence campaign

Internal army training documents showed evidence of a coordinated information campaign designed to spread favourable information and discredit opponents.

  • byMatthew Tostevin andPatpicha Tanakasempipat
Battle over ballots:The tactics used to suppress and contest votes

Battle over ballots:The tactics used to suppress and contest votes

The very act of filling in a ballot has been controversial this time around.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
Spanish judge probes Catalan separatist links with Russia
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Spanish judge probes Catalan separatist links with Russia

The ministry said the arrested individuals were being investigated for alleged embezzlement,prevarication and money laundering.

  • byJason Wilson
Like a'criminal syndicate':eight charged in Chinese harassment plot

Like a'criminal syndicate':eight charged in Chinese harassment plot

The defendants harassed the family of man who had been a city government official in China before arriving in the US 10 years ago.

  • byEric Tucker