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The United States on Friday released a U.S. intelligence assessment sent to more than 100 countries that found Moscow is using spies, social media and Russian state-run media to erode public faith in the integrity of democratic elections worldwide.

"This is a global phenomenon," said the assessment. "Our information indicates that senior Russian government officials, including the Kremlin, see value in this type of influence operation and perceive it to be effective."

A senior State Department official, briefing reporters on condition of anonymity, said that Russia was encouraged to intensify its election influence operations by its success in amplifying disinformation about the 2020 U.S. election and the COVID-19 pandemic.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Any more recent or even current examples?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

No, we do not have information on what the CIA is currently doing, aside from "bad shit". For some reason, they aren't telling us in advance.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I don't know about you, but I think the Afghan invasion we pulled out of in 2021 is a current example.

How about the time our government tried to coup Bolivia in 2020? https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/sep/18/silence-us-backed-coup-evo-morales-bolivia-american-states

And let's not forget our current backing of Israel bombing civilians of the Gaza strip and Palestine, no matter who's in charge of the oval office.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Imagine being so drunk on bullshit that you think the Afghanistan invasion was

A) CIA-led

B) a bad idea

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yes, invading countries is bad. I guess that's a hot take now.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

That's kind of an insane take, yes.