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Sham U.S. news site spreads false claims about Kamala Harris
A baseless claim about Vice President Kamala Harris was published on a site masquerading as a legitimate news outlet this week. Experts say it's the latest in a series of sites created to dupe people.
An online search did not find an individual matching the woman's location, age, physical description and name — including the spelling variation — to contact for comment. NewsGuard, a company that tracks online misinformation, has previously identified more than 1,000 "unreliable AI-generated" news websites that publish content based on what is trending on Google. "Covert attempts to sow division and trick Americans into unwittingly consuming foreign propaganda represents attacks on our democracy," said FBI Director Christopher Wray in a statement announcing the indictments.
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