Politics

Russia uses army of bots to push fake news targeting US midterms, say analysts

Ewan Jones

19.10.2026, 09:06

Much of the disinformation content has been attributed to a Russian campaign known as Matryoshka. — Much of the disinformation content has been attributed to a Russian campaign known as Matryoshka. Photo: Envato/DC_Studio

The bots give disinformation posts inflated viewing figures to exaggerate their popularity.