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Major Russian bot farm uncovered by DOJ
Tool Report ^ | 07/12/2024 | Martin Crowly

Posted on 07/12/2024 7:11:44 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has discovered that a Russian bot farm, with over 900 AI-generated fake social media accounts, has been spreading propaganda and disinformation around the US and other countries.

What has the bot farm been posting?

Most of the AI-generated fake profiles look like they belong to American citizens, with biographical information, political ideologies, locations, personas, backstories, photos, friends, and families, and have been posting videos, content, and images to support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and other pro-Kremlin initiatives. One of these fake profiles professed to be a Bitcoin enthusiast and a free speech absolutist, from Minneapolis, who was opposed to the New World Order.

Who created the bot farm?

The DOJ has confirmed that an ‘unnamed’ RT (Russia’s state-owned media outlet) editor was responsible for the bot farm after RT leadership approved plans to “distribute information on a wide-scale basis.”

How was the mass-bot farm created?

The ‘unnamed’ RT editor bought two domain names that they then used to create two email servers which were then used to create 968 email addresses, which were then used to create fake social media accounts. AI-enabled bot farm generation and management software–Meliorator–was used to generate the images, videos, and personas for each of the 968 profiles. Most of these profiles were generated on X (formerly Twitter) as security restrictions can be more easily bypassed, using specific software.

Although X has since suspended the fake accounts for terms of service violations, it’s not known how many people followed them or integrated with their content, so investigations will continue.



TOPICS: Computers/Internet; Society
KEYWORDS: ai; botfarm; bots; dimbobmaximus; fakedoj; fakenews; falseflag; fbibots; fedbotfarm; feeberbotfarm; fishiemaximus; flyingmonkimus; kremlinbots; martincrowly; maximumdimness; meliorator; noobiemaximus; russia; russianbotfarm; russianbots; russiantrollfarm; russiantrolls; vlad; x; zottherussiatrolls
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1 posted on 07/12/2024 7:11:44 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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And how do we know it wasn’t one of the feddies TLAs that created the bot-farm? We don’t.


2 posted on 07/12/2024 7:13:50 PM PDT by curious7 (uestion.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Chicoms do this too.


3 posted on 07/12/2024 7:14:22 PM PDT by ifinnegan (MDemocrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: SeekAndFind

“Most of the AI-generated fake profiles look like they belong to American citizens”

What gave me away, Comrade?


4 posted on 07/12/2024 7:15:31 PM PDT by BobL
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To: SeekAndFind

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has discovered that a Russian bot farm,

= = =

The DOJ, the “Lairs”?

Does it really exist, who really made it, why report it now??????


5 posted on 07/12/2024 7:15:47 PM PDT by Scrambler Bob (Running Rampant, and not endorsing nonsense; My pronoun is EXIT. And I am generally full of /S)
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To: SeekAndFind

Yeah sure. And Biden does not have dementia.


6 posted on 07/12/2024 7:16:48 PM PDT by wildcard_redneck (He who sacrifices freedom for security deserves neither.)
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To: SeekAndFind

As if the alphabet feral government agencies don’t do this to us too.


7 posted on 07/12/2024 7:19:22 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is █████ ██ ████ ████ ████ █ ███████ ████. FJB.)
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To: SeekAndFind

And how large is the DOJs bot farm?


8 posted on 07/12/2024 7:20:20 PM PDT by poinq (thics and customs and did not take an oath to the country. And did not follow the country's traditio)
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To: ifinnegan

Everybody does it. Mexico. North Korea. Europe.


9 posted on 07/12/2024 7:21:14 PM PDT by Jonty30 (He hunted a mammoth for me, just because I said I was hungry. He is such a good friend. )
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To: SeekAndFind

So these bot farms are the reason the media was bamboozled into thinking Biden has been coherent for the last few years?

Those waskaly Wussians...


10 posted on 07/12/2024 7:21:26 PM PDT by chrisser (I lost my vaccine card in a tragic boating accident.)
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To: Jonty30

I haven’t ever noticed Mexican Wu Mao.

Or obvious fake propaganda about how great Mexico is.


11 posted on 07/12/2024 7:23:34 PM PDT by ifinnegan (MDemocrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: SeekAndFind

Obviously more Trump collusion.


12 posted on 07/12/2024 7:24:47 PM PDT by where's_the_Outrage? (Drain the Swamp. Build the Wall.)
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To: SeekAndFind

900?
Are we supposed to shake in fear of 900 fake accounts?
Our media has tried to gaslight us for years that Biden is”more than cogent”!
900 is “rookie numbers”!


13 posted on 07/12/2024 7:25:23 PM PDT by RedMonqey (This is no longer America but "Amerika"!)
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To: SeekAndFind

“has been spreading propaganda and disinformation around the US and other countries.”

The bots have a lot in common with the DOJ, FBI and CIA.


14 posted on 07/12/2024 7:28:03 PM PDT by CaptainK ("If life's really hard, at least its short")
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To: SeekAndFind
DOJ Finds Russian Bots at J6 Insurrection Under Trump Direction!

FBI Confirms Russian Bots Peed on Moscow Hotel Bed Under Trump Direction!

Rinse, Repeat.

15 posted on 07/12/2024 7:32:07 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: SeekAndFind

Are we supposed to believe our own government doesn’t do this stuff?


16 posted on 07/12/2024 7:32:29 PM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: BobL
What gave me away, Comrade?

My guess is, it was these words (mentioned near the top of the article): "images to support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. . ."

The idea that there are countries not actually owned by Russia where more than 5 people admire the Russian invasion of the Ukraine. . . Now THAT is funny.

17 posted on 07/12/2024 7:35:13 PM PDT by SamuraiScot
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To: SeekAndFind

Amateurs. I heard somewhere about 81 million votes where millions of them were fake!


18 posted on 07/12/2024 7:35:19 PM PDT by Nateman (Democrats did not strive for fraud friendly voting merely to continue honest elections.)
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To: SeekAndFind
The fact that the FBI was censoring Twitter accounts for the Dem’s is a bit more concerning than some supposed fake media accounts.

Good ol’ Murican FBI goon squads, who needs Russians ?

19 posted on 07/12/2024 7:36:08 PM PDT by OldHarbor
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To: SeekAndFind

The NSA looked at the size of the Russian bot farm, and just just couldn’t stop laughing.


20 posted on 07/12/2024 7:36:18 PM PDT by eclecticEel ("The petty man forsakes what lies within his power and longs for what lies with Heaven." - Xunzi)
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