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Hacking Democracy: Russia’s Digital War on German and European Elections. (vsquare.org)

submitted 3 days ago by Mee@reddthat.com to c/europa@lemmy.world

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Russia’s disinformation machine didn’t just meddle in Germany’s 2025 elections — it built an entire fake media ecosystem to do it. Through a network of over 100 bogus news sites and psychological operations like Storm-1516, the Kremlin sowed chaos, amplified far-right narratives, and targeted key political figures with fabricated scandals. This article explains the different online campaigns and their methods.

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