‘There Were A Few Red Flags’: Journalists Explain How They Were Duped To Work On A Russian Disinformation Campaign - News Summed Up

‘There Were A Few Red Flags’: Journalists Explain How They Were Duped To Work On A Russian Disinformation Campaign


Facebook FB announced Tuesday it had shut down a disinformation campaign from Russia attempting to sow cultural divisions ahead of the 2020 election. A: About mid- to late July I was [direct messaged on Twitter] by [Alex Lacusta], a fake editor of their site. And I’m just starting off with my freelancing career so now I know, but I didn’t think twice about it. I got paid on Paypal, and also the name of the person that paid me wasn’t the actual name of the editor, which at first I didn’t think was abnormal. What was your reaction to the reports that PeaceData was part of a Russian disinformation operation?


Source: Forbes September 02, 2020 19:30 UTC



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