Note that invaders are less likely to do this. After all, for example, in May Congress approved the decision to allocate $40 billion in aid to Ukraine. Only 11 congressmen voted against it, although they were all Republicans.

Russian bots became active on social networks

A group of American experts, Recorded Future, said that since September, accounts that are probably fake on small social networks have been activated. These accounts:

• no or incorrect user information;
• do not reply to messages;
• their content is only intended to discredit US President Joseph Biden and Democrats in various states.

In particular, a Gab user named Nora Berka became active. The account was previously linked to a secret Russian agency interfering in the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections.

This account has many features of a bot. No profile picture or descriptive biographical details. No one replied to the message.

The account has more than 8 thousand subscribers. He only posts on political topics and often spreads false or misleading posts.

Most get little interaction from users, but a recent post about the FBI got 43 responses and was retweeted 64 times.
– He told the NYT.

Since September, the account has repeatedly shared links to a website that, according to Recorded Future, is almost certainly linked to the Russian campaign.

Experts say that these and similar accounts are in St. He says he’s connected to the Internet Research Agency in St. Petersburg.

The main purpose of the bots’ activities is to try to lead the Republicans to victory in the US Congress elections, thereby reducing military support for Ukraine.

Learn more about the propaganda spread by Russian bots

Nora Berka’s bot posts mostly defamed Biden and other prominent Democrats. There were also complaints about the “use of taxpayer dollars” to support Ukraine in a war launched by Russia. At the same time, according to the methodology of the Kremlin, President Volodymyr Zelenskyi was depicted in a cartoon.

Recorded Future and 2 other social media research companies Graphika and Mandiant, Gab, Parler, Getter, etc. He found a number of Russian campaigns taking place on small social networks such as

In the past, Russians have tried to build a large following for their bots on major platforms. In contrast, existing campaigns may be smaller.

They’re just as dangerous, though, because the divisions in American society between Republicans and supporters of Democrats are a good breeding ground for disinformation.

It will be interesting – Solovyov has already talked about the defeat of Russia in the war: watch the video