Russia Spreads Fake Audio to Undermine Ukraine Support
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A new Russian disinformation campaign features a fake "leaked" audio recording purporting to be US officials discussing installing Leonid Volkov as a new Russian opposition leader after Navalny's death.
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The audio recording is an obvious fake, with the speakers having thick Russian accents. But it was ranked highly on Google search results.
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This fake audio is part of a broader network of fake news sites pushing pro-Russia narratives and aiming to undermine Western support for Ukraine.
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Republican lawmakers have previously spread fake anti-Zelensky narratives from these Russian disinformation sites.
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Russia is shifting its disinformation tactics, relying more on AI-generated content and an army of real people to spread fake narratives across entire fake news sites and systems.