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Russia reportedly paid a former Florida cop to pump out anti-Harris deepfakes and disinformation

Dougan allegedly created a network of fake news sites.

A former Florida sheriff who moved to Russia amid an FBI investigation is a Kremlin-backed propagandist responsible for viral deepfake videos and misinformation targeting Kamala Harris’s campaign, according to European intelligence documents reviewed by the Washington Post. According to documents reviewed by the Post, Dugan was responsible for several websites that seemingly published fake local news, including DC Weekly, Chicago Chronicle, and Atlanta Observer. Douganmay also be responsible for disseminating a video involving false sexual misconduct allegations against Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, disinformation experts told the Post.

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