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US Vice President and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks on the fourth and last day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 22, 2024. Harris was among multiple politicians denigrated by the Chinese-linked group Spamouflage. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Disinfo group Spamouflage more aggressively targeting U.S. elections, candidates

Graphika report finds the Chinese-linked group has been creating American personas online and spreading content designed to denigrate both parties and candidates.

Sep 3, 2024 By Derek B. Johnson

A passenger reads a paper featuring images of different facial expressions of then-Prime Minister Vladimir Putin while riding in a subway carriage in Saint-Petersburg, on March 5, 2012. (OLGA MALTSEVA/AFP via Getty Images)

Russian AI-generated propaganda struggles to find an audience

A long-running Kremlin propaganda campaign is experimenting with AI to create phony news sites but isn’t reaching a significant audience.

Dec 5, 2023 By Elias Groll

Pro-China influence campaign claiming ‘hypocrisy’ of American democracy gains traction

The "Spamouflage Dragon" campaign is gaining traction.

Feb 4, 2021 By Shannon Vavra

The worst part about finding Facebook disinformation is finding it again

Fool me once, shame on me.

Oct 26, 2020 By Jeff Stone

Chinese accounts blast Trump, with help from AI-generated pictures

The same campaign previously criticized pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong.

Aug 13, 2020 By Jeff Stone

Research outs poorly constructed disinfo campaign aimed at Hong Kong protests

Hackers that appear to be acting in the interest of China’s government have been hijacking and using fake accounts on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, according to Graphika…

Sep 26, 2019 By Shannon Vavra