Russian disinformation peddlers are targeting Harris-Walz campaign with fake videos, Microsoft says
Russian disinformation peddlers are producing videos targeting the Harris-Walz presidential campaign with false and disparaging claims, Microsoft said Tuesday.
Russian disinformation peddlers are producing videos targeting the Harris-Walz campaign with false and disparaging claims, Microsoft said Tuesday.
At least three Russian disinformation actors have been working to denigrate the Harris-Walz campaign, Microsoft said. One is a “marketing” firm that the Justice Department indicted this month, while Microsoft identified the other two only by pseudonyms.
A spokesperson for Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs didn’t respond to an email requesting comment.
Some of the disinformation comes in the form of two videos that have been disseminated since late August, Microsoft said. One purports to show two Black men or boys kicking the shoes of a bloodied, crying white woman or girl who wears a Trump shirt. No one’s face is shown.
NBC News has viewed an upload of that video posted to X, which Microsoft confirmed is the alleged Russian disinformation. The video was live and had more than 49 million views Tuesday.
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