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Drudge Retort: The Other Side of the News
Tuesday, March 12, 2024

The fake news organizations, experts say, represent a technological leap in the Kremlin's efforts to spread false and misleading narratives.

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... Into the depleted field of journalism in America, a handful of websites have appeared in recent weeks with names suggesting a focus on news close to home: D.C. Weekly, the New York News Daily, the Chicago Chronicle and a newer sister publication, the Miami Chronicle.

In fact, they are not local news organizations at all.

They are Russian creations, researchers and government officials say, meant to mimic actual news organizations to push Kremlin propaganda by interspersing it among an at-times odd mix of stories about crime, politics and culture.

While Russia has long sought ways to influence public discourse in the United States, the fake news organizations -- at least five, so far -- represent a technological leap in its efforts to find new platforms to dupe unsuspecting American readers. The sites, the researchers and officials said, could well be the foundations of an online network primed to surface disinformation ahead of the American presidential election in November. ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-03-11 12:42 AM | Reply

The consensus of scientists who created the internet thought it would make people smarter.

Welp, nice try.

#2 | Posted by Nixon at 2024-03-11 11:13 AM | Reply

No one could have anticipated...

#3 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2024-03-11 12:30 PM | Reply

These are also all sites where Bluewaffles has subscriptions, rofl.

#4 | Posted by Corky at 2024-03-11 12:35 PM | Reply | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 4

Likewise, her sisters under the hood, Robson/Claudio.

As if they needed less credibility than they have now. ~ LOL

We know the names so just make a list and don't bring any of that vermin in here. There's no telling what those links might be spreading.

#5 | Posted by Twinpac at 2024-03-12 07:01 PM | Reply

Hmm, fox news competition.

#6 | Posted by bat4255 at 2024-03-12 08:57 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

When a moron tells you to "DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH!" these are the sites they want you to find so that you'll be as brainwashed as they are.

#7 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2024-03-12 08:59 PM | Reply

SPEAKS

Maybe Russia is replacing their paid trolls with these internet rags. It would certainly be cheaper.

You know, like cutting out the middleman.

If so, it would clean up the trash on this site considerably.

#8 | Posted by Twinpac at 2024-03-13 02:53 AM | Reply

@#7 ... these are the sites they want you to find ...

The mock news sites also provide sources that Russian puppets' posts on social media can link to in order to make their posts look more believable.


#9 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-03-13 11:15 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

"When a moron tells you to "DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH!" these are the sites they want you to find so that you'll be as brainwashed as they are."

Wow, I guess it was only a matter of time before Liberals start hating against those who want people to use multiple sources to find consistencies before making conclusions. The party of tolerance strikes again! But this time they target intelligence, as well. Not surprising.

#10 | Posted by humtake at 2024-03-13 02:20 PM | Reply

"multiple sources"

What kind of music do you usually have here?
Oh, we got both kinds. We got Country and Western.

#11 | Posted by snoofy at 2024-03-13 02:26 PM | Reply

Wow, you even have issues just understanding what it means to use multiple sources to form your conclusions. Wow............

#12 | Posted by humtake at 2024-03-13 02:28 PM | Reply

Multiple Russian sources... is really just one source.

#13 | Posted by snoofy at 2024-03-13 02:30 PM | Reply

These are also all sites where Bluewaffles has subscriptions, rofl.
#4 | POSTED BY CORKY

Oh please. So does fishyp, fartfisher, libs_of_dr...

All of the mouthbreathing idiot righties here will inevitably post them without having a clue what they're doing.

#14 | Posted by jpw at 2024-03-14 09:50 AM | Reply

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