The EU sanctions Westerners spreading Russian propaganda: Who are they?

John Mark Dougan (USA), Xavier Moreau (France), and Jacques Baud (Switzerland) have gained legitimacy spreading propaganda off the back of their former careers in Western police forces, military or intelligence.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20251218-the-eu-sanctions-westerners-spreading-russian-propaganda-who-are-they?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

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"American creating deepfakes targeting Harris works with Russian intel, documents show" #giftlink

If you don't already know him, let me introduce you to John Mark Dougan. Sorry.

This article connects to a few other things in heavy rotation on Mastodon today.

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https://wapo.st/4dYOKNr

Catherine Belton: American creating deepfakes targeting Harris works with Russian intel, documents show

Russian documents reviewed by The Post expose the workings of a Moscow network that has become a potent source of fake news targeting American voters.

"The documents show that John Mark Dougan, who also served in the U.S. Marines and has long claimed to be working independently of the Russian government, was provided funding by an officer from the GRU, Russia’s military intelligence service. Some of the payments were made after fake news sites he created began to have difficulty accessing Western artificial intelligence systems this spring and he needed an AI generator — a tool that can be prompted to create text, photos and video."

#russia #propaganda #treason #johnmarkdougan
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/23/dougan-russian-disinformation-harris/