EPISODE · Oct 22, 2024 · 20 MIN
176. Spamouflage: Is China’s best known disinformation gang taking new aim at the US?
from Click Here · host Recorded Future News
China’s influence campaigns look different from Russia’s. Instead of Moscow’s firehose of falsehoods, the Chinese tend to change the subject by inundating social media hashtags with content. And, Click Here has learned, their premier disinformation gang appears to be honing its skills on, among others, Florida Senator Marco Rubio. First in 2022, and then again just last month. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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China’s influence campaigns look different from Russia’s. Instead of Moscow’s firehose of falsehoods, the Chinese tend to change the subject by inundating social media hashtags with content. And, Click Here has learned, their premier disinformation gang appears to be honing its skills on, among others, Florida Senator Marco Rubio. First in 2022, and then again just last month.
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176. Spamouflage: Is China’s best known disinformation gang taking new aim at the US?
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