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FBI accuses Russia of supporting the AfD
According to the FBI, Russian disinformation can be serving to the AfD
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Is the AfD benefiting from Russia? This isn’t the primary time that US authorities have accused Moscow of interfering in worldwide elections. According to the FBI, Germany can be affected.
The US authorities accuses Moscow of utilizing a disinformation marketing campaign to intentionally unfold Russian authorities propaganda in Germany. The goal since a minimum of 2022 has been to assist the AfD, undermine assist for Ukraine, which has been attacked by Russia, and denigrate the US and NATO. This is in keeping with a report by the US Federal Police FBI.
Washington has lengthy accused Russia of interfering within the US presidential election. On Wednesday, Washington responded with a big package deal of sanctions and revealed court docket paperwork which can be supposed to point out Moscow's interference within the present presidential election marketing campaign. They present that Russia can be concentrating on Germany.
FBI: Russian disinformation additionally desires to assist AfD
The 277-page report by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) quotes notes and memos from related conferences of Russian individuals within the disinformation marketing campaign. The goal was to “influence the USA, Great Britain and NATO [zu] discredit” and to convey “the truth about the war in Ukraine,” it’s mentioned to have been mentioned within the conferences. At one assembly it was determined to pay attention efforts notably on Germany.
One of the paperwork, which the FBI investigators attribute to the Russian firm Social Design Agency, states that the goal is to “exacerbate internal tensions in countries allied with the United States” with a purpose to promote Russia's pursuits on the worldwide stage. The AfD is being supported “by all means” by creating the “image of martyrs” who “suffer for democracy and Germany's national interests”. This is to be achieved, for instance, by distributing faux movies or web sites. The information portal “t-online” reported on this.
The FBI investigation is focusing totally on the Russian “doppelgänger” marketing campaign. Its ways embrace imitating web sites of present high quality media and public establishments. According to the US authorities, makes an attempt to exert affect in Moscow are initiated from the very high – “under the direction and control of the Russian presidential administration.”
Websites are mentioned to unfold false data
The FBI investigation states that the propaganda was developed with the goal, amongst different issues, of undermining worldwide assist for Ukraine and strengthening pro-Russian insurance policies and pursuits. It was additionally supposed to affect voters within the US and overseas with a view to the presidential election in November, “without identifying the Russian government or its agents as the source of the content” or concealing it.
For instance, the notes cited within the FBI report state that web sites could be arrange that will use actual information to complement them with false data. One suggestion was to unfold “a fake story about an American soldier who raped a German woman.”
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