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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Peter Stone

US rightwing figures in step with Kremlin over Ukraine disinformation, experts say

A cutout of Donald Trump at a Turning Point USA event in Phoenix in December. A feedback loop between the Kremlin and parts of the US right has been palpable since the Ukraine war’s start.
A cutout of Donald Trump at a Turning Point USA event in Phoenix in December. A feedback loop between the Kremlin and parts of the US right has been palpable since the Ukraine war’s start. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

False and conspiratorial narratives pushed by some American conservative politicians and media figures about Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine have bolstered and created synergies with the Kremlin’s legendary disinformation machine, experts on information manipulation say.

But even though Russia has embraced and promoted American disinformation, as well as the Kremlin’s own much larger stock of Ukraine war falsehoods, both brands have been widely debunked by experts and most media outlets, underscoring Moscow’s setbacks in the information war.

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