Matryoshka Campaign Allegedly Uses Deepfakes to Impersonate Academics for Pro-Russian Propaganda
The Matryoshka disinformation campaign allegedly used AI to impersonate academics, reportedly spreading claims supporting Russia and urging Ukraine's surrender. These videos are said to have misrepresented scholars’ views in order to amplify pro-Russian propaganda. The campaign reportedly exploited global social media platforms to allegedly mislead viewers and undermine trust in credible academic voices while fueling misinformation about the Ukraine conflict.
- Date it happened
- 2024-12-13
- Organisation involved
- Storm-1679, Russian entities linked to GRU, Reliable Russian News, Operation Overload, Matryoshka
- Product, system or model
- X (Twitter), Bluesky, Deepfake technology
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