ADVERTISEMENTThe information had previously been classified, but officials said it had been downgraded so they could more freely discuss it. Officials described the Russian disinformation as part of an ongoing and persistent effort to advance false narratives and cause confusion. Though U.S. officials have warned before about the spread of disinformation tied to the pandemic, they went further on Tuesday by singling out a particular information agency that is registered in Russia, InfoRos, and that operates a series of websites — InfoRos.ru, Infobrics.org, and OneWorld.press — that have leveraged the pandemic to promote anti-Western objectives and to spread disinformation. InfoRos and One World’s ties to the Russian state have attracted scrutiny in the past from European disinformation analysts. The researchers identified technical clues tying their websites to Russia and identified some financial connections between InfoRos and the government.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 29, 2020 06:45 UTC