Kremlin bots spam internet with fake celebrity quotes against Ukraine

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Kremlin bots spam internet with fake celebrity quotes against Ukraine
kyivindependent.com

Russian bots with a Kremlin disinformation network published 120,000 fake anti-Ukraine quotes falsely attributed to celebrities, including Jennifer Aniston and Scarlett Johansson, in one day, the independent Russian media outlet Agentsvo reported June 15.

Quotes appeared over celebrity photos, displaying messages calling to end aid to Ukraine and describing European collapse.

The images were published between June 14-15 by the Kremlin disinformation network Dvoynyk, a representative of the Bot Blocker project told Agentsvo. The fake quotes have since garnered over 500,000 views.

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My favourite description under a picture of the two in a (German) newspaper read (paraphrased): Civil right's attorney Amal Clooney and her husband, an actor.

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