BBC: Former Florida Cop Spreads Fake News From Russia Via Websites Posing As American Newspapers

The BBC reports:

A network of Russia-based websites masquerading as local American newspapers is pumping out fake stories as part of an AI-powered operation that is increasingly targeting the US election, a BBC investigation can reveal. A former Florida police officer who relocated to Moscow is one of the key figures behind it. The following would have been a bombshell report – if it were true.

Olena Zelenska, the first lady of Ukraine, allegedly bought a rare Bugatti Tourbillon sports car for 4.5m euros ($4.8m; £3.8m) while visiting Paris for D-Day. The source of the funds was supposedly American military aid money. Experts pointed out strange anomalies on the invoice posted online. Bugatti issued a sharp denial, calling it “fake news”, and its Paris dealership threatened legal action against the people behind the false story.

Read the full article. There’s a LOT more.

The BBC notes that US cultist Jackson Hinkle’s re-post about the fake Bugatti purchase got 6.5 million views alone. Hinkle, a recent guest on Tucker Carlson’s X show, previously appeared here in 2023 when he was named as X’s top spreader of fake news about the Gaza war.

A former FL police officer now living in Moscow is creating fake stories using AI while posing as local US newspapers. His fake story that Zelensky’s wife bought a $4 million Bugatti was spread by millions of pro-Russia US social media accounts. https://t.co/RUEhwLdsuo

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) July 8, 2024