A recent Microsoft threat intelligence report has shed light on a disinformation campaign orchestrated by a Russia-linked troll farm targeting Vice President Kamala Harris. The report confirms that a video featuring a young Black woman claiming Harris left her paralyzed in a hit-and-run accident was fabricated and part of covert influence efforts against Harris and Democrats.
The fabricated tale, disseminated through social media, originated from a Kremlin-aligned influence network known as Storm-1516. This network, also referred to as CopyCop, specializes in creating authentic-seeming 'whistleblower' accounts to sway U.S. political opinion. The report highlighted another video from the group depicting a false incident at a rally for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, further illustrating their manipulative tactics.
