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'Mushroom Websites' Spread A Deluge Of Disinformation In Bulgaria
Bulgaria has long proved prone to pro-Russian disinformation campaigns, and those efforts have intensified amid the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. A new report sheds light on how fake news is spread by a nimble network of websites.
One partial headline falsely warned, "Dragon 24: NATO prepares for war with Russia, soldiers cross the Polish Vistula River...," before trailing off, an apparent click-bait tactic to lure in readers. Since 2022, disinformation efforts have focused on promoting Russian President Vladimir Putin as a strong leader and justifying the Kremlin's war against Ukraine, a country that is presented as terminally corrupt and overrun by fascists. With some of that disinformation portraying NATO as an aggressor and sowing popular fears of war with Russia, Bulgaria’s defense minister recently complained that it was impacting the army's readiness, with fewer Bulgarians applying to the country's military academies.
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