The United States on Friday released a U.S. intelligence assessment sent to more than 100 countries that found Moscow is using spies, social media and Russian state-run media to erode public faith in the integrity of democratic elections worldwide.

The United States on Friday released a U.S. intelligence assessment sent to more than 100 countries that found Moscow is using spies, social media and Russian state-run media to erode public faith in the integrity of democratic elections worldwide.

“This is a global phenomenon,” said the assessment. “Our information indicates that senior Russian government officials, including the Kremlin, see value in this type of influence operation and perceive it to be effective.”

A senior State Department official, briefing reporters on condition of anonymity, said that Russia was encouraged to intensify its election influence operations by its success in amplifying disinformation about the 2020 U.S. election and the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • @TokenBoomerEnglish
    -2•11 months ago

    Is the whataboutism in the room with us now?

    • proleEnglish
      2•11 months ago

      Lol, caring about being rational is lame

      • @TokenBoomerEnglish
        -3•11 months ago

        If this were rational you wouldn’t be giving it so much energy. The whataboutism would have been dismissed and people would have moved on and focused on the article. The fact that the whataboutism worked shows just how irrational this is. It proves that the whataboutism is a valid point.

        • proleEnglish
          3•11 months ago

          How did it work. Do you think typing this comment takes a lot of energy? I’m not really invested in this at all.

    • Ann ArchyEnglish
      2•11 months ago

      Show me where the whataboutism poked you.