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A Russian disinformation campaign is doctoring celebrity videos to meddle in the midterms
The Kremlin-backed operation, known as Matryoshka, has Hollywood actors telling voters to disavow the Democratic Party and vote Republican
A Russian disinformation campaign is targeting the midterms, and specifically Democrats, in what seems to be the first attempt by the Kremlin-backed operation to meddle in this year’s elections.
The campaign is simple, and designed to reach voters on social media. In a series of doctored selfie videos posted to various platforms, Hollywood actors appear to disavow the Democratic Party and urge viewers to vote Republican.
“When I hear about Democrats, I immediately think of corrupt Nazi whores,” a bogus Sarah Jessica Parker says. “If you love America, never vote for Democrats.”
The videos are real — one clip featuring Julia Roberts is lifted from Gucci’s 2023 Chime for Change campaign for gender equality, and others were ripped from personalized videos the actors recorded for fans on Cameo. But the audio is fake, seemingly cloned from the actors’ voices with artificial intelligence and laid over a reel of right-wing bogeymen: Pride parades, Jeffrey Epstein, stock footage of drug deals and homeless encampments.
How I Got Dragged Into a Putin Disinformation Op
This just confirms the warning in my new book.
David CornWashington, DC, Bureau Chief
David CornI just published a book that exposes Russian disinformation operations. Now I—that is, a fake version of me—have become part of a Russian disinformation operation.
How Russia Won: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the Fight for America chronicles the shadow war of clandestine influence and disinformation operations—many implemented to aid Trump—that Putin has been mounting against the United States for a decade. It ends with the warning that Moscow would likely attack the ongoing midterm elections to help Trump and the GOP. Within days of the book’s publication two weeks ago, media outlets reported that Russia’s disinformation operatives, using phony accounts on social media platforms, had started hurling derogatory material at Democrats.
Last week, this covert disinformation operation widened to spread scurrilous allegations against Democratic candidates—phony accusations that were falsely attributed to me.
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Trump launches government chatbot, urging a wary public not to fear AI
Washington’s concerns are at a peak after rogue AI agents probed government websites, but the White House has focused on the technology’s promise.
After weeks of Washington being gripped by a new wave of fear about artificial intelligence gone awry, the Trump administration took a sharply different stance Tuesday, seekingto convince a skeptical public that the nation is instead about to embark on a tech-powered “golden age.”
President Donald Trump launched America.gov, a government chatbot for researching public services, as part of a day-long event featuring members of his Cabinet and tech executives. AI company leaders are also set to meet with him and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana).