Russia has been publishing English-language articles to spread COVID-19 disinformation to Americans, US officials said. It could skew the 2020 elections as it did in 2016.

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• Russia is creating fake news articles about the COVID-19 pandemic and aiming them at Americans, US officials told The Associated Press (AP).
• They said that Russia's secretive GRU military  intelligence unit runs three websites that have produced 150 articles about the pandemic, many critical of the US response. 
• The websites — InfoRos.ru, Infobrics.org, and OneWorld.press — have also stirred up anti-US sentiment and attacked Democratic candidate Joe Biden, the AP said. 
• The disclosure adds to fears that there could be a repeat of 2016, when Russia tried to damage Donald Trump's rival Hillary Clinton with a disinformation and hacking campaign.
• Wednesday marks 97 days until the 2020 presidential election. 
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The Russian government is creating and proliferating English-language articles that spread misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic, and aiming them at Americans, US officials told The Associated Press (AP).

Two officials from the secretive GRU military intelligence unit are running three websites which have together published 150 articles about the pandemic, the officials said.

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