US officials: Russia spreading virus disinformation using three English-language websites
WASHINGTON — Russian intelligence operatives are using a trio of English-language websites to spread disinformation about the coronavirus pandemic, seeking to exploit a crisis that America is struggling to contain ahead of the presidential election in November, U.S. officials said Tuesday.
Related video: Conspiracy theories and disinformation surrounding coronavirusBetween late May and early July, one of the officials said, a trio of websites published about 150 articles about the pandemic response, including coverage aimed at propping up Russia and denigrating the U.S. Story continuesEven apart from politics, the twin crises buffeting the country and much of the world — the pandemic and race relations and protests — have offered fertile territory for misinformation or outfight falsehoods.
The sites promote their narratives in a sophisticated but insidious effort that officials liken to money laundering, where stories in well-written English — and often with pro-Russian sentiment and anti-U.S. sentiment — are cycled through other news sources to conceal their origin and enhance the legitimacy of the information.The sites focus on contemporary politics as well. A headline Tuesday on InfoRos.
InfoRos and One World’s ties to the Russian state have attracted scrutiny in the past from European disinformation analysts.
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