Russia operated nearly 1,000 sock puppet accounts on X, Justice Department says

NBC News ^ | July 9, 2024 | David Ingram

[McGruff]

The Justice Department said Tuesday it had uncovered and dismantled a Russian propaganda network with nearly 1,000 accounts pushing pro-Russia posts on the social media platform X.

The accounts on X posed as Americans, including a bitcoin investor in Minneapolis, but in reality they were masks for Russian operatives who had the approval and financial support of the Kremlin, the Justice Department said in court affidavits and in a news release.

The Russian operatives made the fictitious accounts with the help of artificial intelligence, which made it easier to produce images and generate text, the department said.

[monkeyshine]

How many does Disney have?

[nickcarraway]

The Justice department ratting out on their own people?

[Fledermaus]

So? Democrats do too. They are worse.

[NurdlyPeon]

As opposed to the FBI, the CIA, the DOJ, etc. etc.

[HollyB]

How many does the CIA have?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

And the CIA operates tens of thousands of sock puppets in their Mockingbird Media.

[HollyB]

Probably here on FR too.

[larrytown]

Only a 1,000?

[BobL]

Damn!!! How did they identify me? Oh yeah, I don’t regurgitate Neocon talking points and outright lies, I check OTHER sources too (many of them from neutral countries, by the way).

Should have known that would give me away. Silly me.

[Chad C. Mulligan]

And FR has only a dozen or so. I feel dissed.

[SoConPubbie]

Does anyone really believe anything the Justice Department has to say anymore???

[wildcard_redneck]

Now do our federal government!

[jacknhoo]

Yeah, they tried this same tactic for the 2016 and 2020 election claiming all of President Trump’s support was Russian bots.

[Fireone]

Were a bunch of them named Krassenstein? Asking for a friend.

[escapefromboston]

Not even a 1000? Russia needs to up its game

[Secret Agent Man]

For context we need to know how many the us govt operates on x. We already know they collude with all the major media.

[DesertRhino]

Whatever.... how many do the DOD, CIA, DHS, FBI, DNC, have?

[jacknhoo]

“ And FR has only a dozen or so. I feel dissed.”

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I think everyone here is pretty sure you’re not a Russian but a Ukrainian Nazi. 🫢

[mewzilla]

I was called a Russian bot and banned by Twitter in 2019.

I’m still banned.

Still NOT a Russian bot.