By Joseph Menn
It was also more evidence of a marriage of convenience between Moscow’s narratives of U.S. dysfunction and Americans who agree or appreciate the enhanced audience engagement, and in some cases money, that Russia can arrange.
That alliance has made Moscow’s effort the most serious foreign influence operation of the 2024 campaign, officials said, one they expect to continue by casting doubt on the election’s integrity, encouraging protests and sowing disorder in the weeks after Nov. 5, especially if Democrat Kamala Harris wins.
In what may have been a warm-up exercise for Election Day, Russians produced a viral faked video portraying someone ripping up Trump ballots in Pennsylvania, the U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence said late last month, describing it as part of Russia’s effort “to undermine trust in the integrity of the election and divide Americans.”
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