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submitted 5 months ago by breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca to c/world@lemmy.world

A Russian-backed "propaganda" network has been broken up for spreading anti-Ukraine stories and paying unnamed European politicians, according to authorities in several countries.

Investigators claimed it used the popular Voice of Europe website as a vehicle to pay politicians.

The Czech Republic and Poland said the network aimed to influence European elections.

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Czech media, citing the countries intelligence agency BIS, reported that politicians from Germany, France, Poland, Belgium, the Netherlands and Hungary were paid by Voice of Europe in order to influence upcoming elections for the European Parliament.

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[-] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 59 points 5 months ago

They should release all the names.

[-] doublejay1999@lemmy.world 23 points 5 months ago

Of course. In a rational media, the story is about corrupt politicians. But no, its ‘something the Russians were doing to them’

[-] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago

Maybe they’re subject to an investigation at this point?

[-] MxM111@kbin.social 33 points 5 months ago

One of the networks. To think that there is nothing anymore after this bust is naive.

[-] charlytune@mander.xyz 5 points 5 months ago

It's hardly secret either, in the UK at least. It's just that most of the public have no idea. We're all turning a blind eye to politicians and lobbyists who are funded by Russian, American, Chinese, Israeli etc interests.

[-] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 29 points 5 months ago

Uh oh. Time for Farage to get his PR team to crank it up a level.

[-] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

I was thinking Le Pen.

[-] 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 5 months ago

I want more bus action.

[-] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 23 points 5 months ago
[-] RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Asking for a friend

Edit: Just in case anyone from the IC reads this, the “friend” is a tax paying US citizen who sees shit in broad daylight that should be visible if you had uncounted billions spent to see it. I would start with the Junior Senator from KY.

[-] Sanctus@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

Cut off one head and two will take its place.

[-] humbletightband@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 5 months ago

anti-Ukraine stories

You mean Russian propaganda decoy, right?

[-] Fandangalo@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

About to be a lot of “accidental” falls out of windows.

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