Cryptocurrency promoters on X amplify China-aligned disinformation
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A screenshot of a post by a now suspended "Watermelon cloth" X account spreads allegations of the presence of a U.S. bio lab in Ukraine, disseminated by Russian state news agency RIA Novosti.
A China-linked disinformation operation is using so-called “Spamouflage” networks to ramp up Beijing’s propaganda aimed at social media users in the West who regularly promote cryptocurrency-related content on X.
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