Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Chinese Communist Party tactics have shifted to imitate classic Russian disinformation campaigns, as well as amplify bogus stories from Moscow to pin the blame for coronavirus on the U.S., according to a State Department official and analysts. U.S. officials said they’re now seeing Russian disinformation migrate from social media to state media and even official press conferences. They’re also employing Chinese-designed social media apps, state-owned media, government spokespeople and even American platforms like Twitter to create a “mutually reinforcing feedback loop,” according to Lee. CORONAVIRUS: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOWWhile the approach of government officials in Beijing and Moscow merge, U.S. officials said their aims are different.

Source: Fox News May 01, 2020 16:52 UTC