Looks like FBI and DoJ seized several websites run by Russian disinformation campaign Doppelgänger, this includes propaganda blogs and cloned websites of Western media
This comes after sources told CNN that US was planning moves to address "Kremlin’s efforts including the White House publicly condemning the actions and the Justice Department announcing law enforcement action targeting the covert Russian campaign" cnn.com/2024/09/04/pol…
@alexejhock @_TimetoDiscover and I recently reported on the digital infrastructure used by Doppelgänger, including companies based in the EU correctiv.org/en/fact-checki…
@alexejhock @_TimetoDiscover Our investigation was based on a report by @Qur1um using data by @antibot4navalny
@alexejhock @_TimetoDiscover @Qur1um @antibot4navalny Here’s an overview of the seized domains by @NoSoyMarcus who first discovered the takedowns
Seeing this image shared with claims that it is showing Zelenskyy's Russian passport. A quick thread on Russian passports and why this one is fake:
The image was shared by several pro-Russian accounts, including Ilya Kyva, a former Ukrainian law maker who defected to Russia. He says "Russian citizen" Zelenskyy should be prosecuted & Zelenskyy "had no right to be admitted to the presidential elections w/ dual citizenship"
Via reverse image search you can find the image with better resolution and no crop. This image was already being shared on pro-Russian sites and Telegram channels in late March. Let's look at some of the details first: