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Head of Russian Disinfo Website Sanctioned by U.S. Treasury
Read more: Head of Russian Disinfo Website Sanctioned by U.S. TreasuryIn June I scooped a story about attempts by Russian government media adviser Alexander Malkevich to set up a troll factory-linked propaganda website in Washington, D.C. Yesterday Malkevich was sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury for “attempted election interference” Since April, I’ve been doing original reporting on USA Really, a now-infamous disinformation website aimed at U.S. readers.…
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Russian Trolls Gatecrashed a Washington D.C. Midterm Election Party at the National Press Club
Read more: Russian Trolls Gatecrashed a Washington D.C. Midterm Election Party at the National Press ClubRussia’s Federal News Agency allegedly engaged in attempts to interfere in U.S. elections. Last week it gatecrashed a National Press Club election night party attended by Michael Avenatti, who told me: “Putin must be so proud.” Attendees at a National Press Club election night event have become targets of a disinformation campaign by Moscow’s Federal…
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Daily Beast: D.C. Media Venture Boasts Indicted Russian Agent as CFO
Read more: Daily Beast: D.C. Media Venture Boasts Indicted Russian Agent as CFOIn June, USA Really tried to set up shop in Washington D.C. It just implicated itself in a multi-million dollar criminal conspiracy. Check out my latest byline at The Daily Beast. Via “D.C.-Based Russian Media Venture Boasts that Indicted Kremlin Operative Is Its CFO” by Lachlan Markay and Dean Sterling Jones, The Daily Beast, October 26, 2018:…
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Why Did This Florida Takedown Lawyer Try to Suppress Negative Reviews for InventHelp?
Read more: Why Did This Florida Takedown Lawyer Try to Suppress Negative Reviews for InventHelp?InventHelp is currently being sued for allegedly scamming aspiring inventors. Two years ago, Florida takedown lawyer Zachary Sloan tried to suppress those allegations InventHelp is a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based company that claims to help aspiring inventors patent and market their inventions. From its inception in 1984, InventHelp has cultivated a slick image. For example, since 2014…
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Emboldened by Trump, Alt-Right Gloats Over Death of John McCain
Read more: Emboldened by Trump, Alt-Right Gloats Over Death of John McCainA white nationalist, a professional provocateur, a former revenge pornographer, and a big basket of deplorables On August 14, 2017, Unite the Right rally organiser Richard Spencer held a press conference at his home in Alexandria, Virginia, where he spoke at length about the alt-right’s affinity for US president Donald Trump. “We were connected with Trump…
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Daily Beast: Pecker Pulls Back on Pro-Trump Coverage
Read more: Daily Beast: Pecker Pulls Back on Pro-Trump CoverageNational Enquirer boss tiptoes away from his pal Trump, with an assist from Hollywood’s leading talent agency. Check out my latest byline at The Daily Beast Via “National Enquirer Boss David Pecker Tiptoes Away From His Pal Trump as Scandal Swirls and Circulation Drops” by Lachlan Markay, Asawin Suebsaeng and Dean Sterling Jones, The Daily Beast,…
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Sex, Lies and Wikipedia
Read more: Sex, Lies and WikipediaWho scrubbed the Wikipedia bio of alleged Russian spy Maria Butina? Read my latest at The Daily Beast, plus coverage of the story by The Rachel Maddow Show Via “Who Whitewashed the Wiki of Alleged Russian Spy Maria Butina?” by Lachlan Markay and Dean Sterling Jones, The Daily Beast, July 24, 2018: Anonymous Wikipedia users engaged in…
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Pro-Trump Bot Campaign Tries to Hijack Daily Beast Article About Pro-Trump Bot Campaign
Read more: Pro-Trump Bot Campaign Tries to Hijack Daily Beast Article About Pro-Trump Bot CampaignAn online media campaign to obscure unflattering news articles about Donald Trump has targeted a Daily Beast article I co-authored about the campaign Earlier today, Twitter purged tens of millions of fake and suspicious accounts in a seeming attempt to restore trust in the embattled social media platform, which had been exploited by Russian operatives…
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Byline at the Beast
Read more: Byline at the BeastI just co-authored this investigative piece with The Daily Beast’s Lachlan Markay Since late last year, I’ve been researching an online PR campaign seemingly intended to manipulate Google’s search results in order to obscure unflattering news articles about Donald Trump’s Russian business ties. Yesterday, the story was published in The Daily Beast. Via “Inside the Online…
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Being Alexander Malkevich
Read more: Being Alexander MalkevichWhen the head of Russia’s new disinformation campaign arrived in Washington DC this week, reporters for NBC News and Foreign Policy were there to meet him Last week, I blogged an original story about Alexander Malkevich, a Russian government policy adviser and head of USA Really, a troll factory-linked propaganda organisation in Washington DC. Shortly…
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