Kremlin Trolls Behind Fake Harris “Hit And Run” Story

September 18, 2024 Fake News, Russia

The Guardian reports:

A false claim circulating on social media that Kamala Harris was involved in an alleged hit-and-run in San Francisco in 2011 is the work of a covert Russian disinformation operation, according to new research by Microsoft.

Researchers found that the group created a video, paid an actor to appear as the alleged victim, and spread the claim through a fake website for a nonexistent San Francisco news outlet named KBSF-TV. The Russian group responsible, which Microsoft dubs Storm-1516, is described as a Kremlin-aligned troll farm.

A website for KBSF-TV was created shortly before publishing its first related article about the alleged driving incident. The false claim – that the Democratic presidential candidate left a 13-year-old girl paralysed in a hit-and-run – circulated on social media platforms, including X, using the hashtag #HitAndRunKamala.

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