The Justice Department has accused Moscow of backing a sweeping election interference scheme. On Wednesday, Attorney General Merrick Garland said his agency had seized 32 domains and indicted two Russian nationals for carrying out a $10 million online misinformation campaign to influence U.S. voters. The Justice Department says the state-owned Russia Today, or RT, television network bankrolled the influence campaign. CNN reports the funds were used to operate Tenet Media, which has published 2,000 videos across YouTube and other social media sites since it launched late last year. Tenet’s six far-right, Trump-supporting commentators have millions of online followers.
DOJ Indicts Russians over Election Subversion Scheme Involving Social Media “Propaganda” Accounts
HeadlineSep 06, 2024