Foreign adversaries, including Russia, China, and Iran, may be ramping up efforts to meddle in the U.S. 2024 presidential election, according to a new report from Microsoft.
The tech giant’s threat intelligence division revealed that these countries are expanding the landscape of coordinated campaigns to sway public opinion and disrupt the democratic process, echoing patterns seen in past U.S. elections.
What Does the Report Show?
According to the report, a range of actions are shown by these foreign powers with Russian operatives doubling down on targeting Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, with AI-generated disinformation, including fabricated videos meant to damage her reputation.
Among the fake videos was a staged clip of a park ranger impersonator claiming Harris killed an endangered rhinoceros in Zambia, as well as a video sharing baseless allegations about her running mate Tim Walz, which U.S. intelligence officials also attributed to Russia this week.
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