Russian Internet trolls woke up ahead of the US midterm elections

Once again, it appears that Russian trolls are trying to influence the US election.

In October he said FBI It is possible that “foreign actors” will try to influence the US midterm elections. They urged Americans to critically evaluate election-related information.

Trying to slow down support for Ukraine

Once again, Russian troll accounts publish information to influence voters not to vote for Democratic candidates. American research firms think so. Many of these novels pretend to be American.

Among other things, the cartoon tapes spread incorrect information about some Democratic candidates.

One of these descriptions comes with racist descriptions of black Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock. Another claims Senate candidate Tim Ryan will release drug traffickers from prison.

to me The New York Times The idea behind this is that the Republican majority in the Senate will be able to slow down US support for Ukraine, and thus will be able to once again help the Russian war in Ukraine.

Works on other platforms

An investigation led by Robert Mueller concluded that Russia tried to influence the 2016 presidential election, among other things, through “troll factories” that create thousands of fake accounts on social media. Whereas in 2016 the impact was on Facebook and Twitter, it’s now on smaller alternative sites like Gab, Gettr, and Parler. These are unmoderated platforms that have many Republican users.

Russian activity to influence American voters should be less intense than in the past. However, experts believe it could play a role, According to the New York Times.