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X overtakes WeChat in spreading Chinese disinformation about the 2024 US presidential elections
Many mainland Chinese influencers have migrated away from WeChat thanks to China’s censorship policies and resettled on X in recent years. They're turning their attention to the 2024 US Presidential Elections.
Researchers found much of the disinformation released over the past year is meant to stoke fears of communism, cast doubt on the integrity of the US elections, and laud former US President Donald Trump, the 2024 Republican presidential candidate. This will negatively resonate with some mainland Chinese immigrants who settled in the US between the 1960s and 1980s who suffered from forced labor or were persecuted by class struggle under Mao Zedong ‘s leadership, which was heavily influenced by Soviet communism. One image cited in the CAA report is an AI-generated photo implying Trump was very popular among Black voters, with users claiming he attended a barbeque in the South Bronx, New York, on May 23, 2024.
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