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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Andrew Roth in Washington

Russia accused of trying to influence US voters through online campaign

Merrick Garland Hosts A Meeting Of The Justice Department's Election Threats Task Force
Merrick Garland said the US would be ‘relentlessly aggressive’ in countering attempts by foreign actors to influence democratic outcomes. Photograph: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

The Biden administration has accused Russia of carrying out a sustained disinformation campaign targeted at American voters and meant to influence the outcome of November’s presidential elections.

In its most direct accusation of election meddling to date, the US government accused the state-financed RT (formerly known as Russia Today) and other Russian state-backed media of spearheading a covert campaign of disinformation promoting pro-Kremlin views laundered through their online and television networks.

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