China’s Advancing Efforts to Influence the U.S. Election Raise Alarms
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China’s Advancing Efforts to Influence the U.S. Election Raise Alarms

China has adopted some of the same misinformation tactics that Russia used ahead of the 2016 election, researchers and government officials say.
ISIS Claimed the Moscow Concert Hall Attack. Russian Officials Blame Others.
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ISIS Claimed the Moscow Concert Hall Attack. Russian Officials Blame Others.

Russian narratives served to deflect attention from the failure to prevent the deadly attack while rallying the country behind the war in Ukraine.
British Media Showed Restraint on Princess Kate’s Health. It Didn’t Make a Difference.
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British Media Showed Restraint on Princess Kate’s Health. It Didn’t Make a Difference.

The online frenzy over Catherine’s health escalated despite a reserved approach by Fleet Street — which promptly blamed Americans for the furor.