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Telegram Network Manipulates Moldova’s Local Political Discourse
A network of automated Telegram channels using coordinated disinformation tactics appears to be Russian in origin. From DFRLab.
A coordinated network of 39 Telegram channels named after Moldova’s administrative regions has emerged as part of an influence campaign affiliated with Ilan Shor, a pro-Russian Moldovan politician previously linked to disinformation activities. Each channel consistently posts familiar “Good morning” and “Goodnight” messages, typically accompanied by visually appealing images of cute animals, serene nature scenes, or local landmarks. These linguistic inconsistencies appear systematically across regional channels, where automated translations maintain semantic meaning while exhibiting identical grammatical errors, missing diacritical marks, and unnatural phrasing for native Romanian speakers.
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