A masterful report by @aljazeera.com on the avatars of Prigozhin’s Project Lakhta, these fake military experts who sign pro-Russian articles for payment in African media. This is the case of Grégoire Dongobada, an avatar that actually uses the photo of a Central African football referee died in 2020
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Yarno Ritzen
REVEALED: Russia's use of non-existing journalists/experts in francophone Africa as part of an influence campaign.
In 'Africa's Ghost Reporters', we reveal a campaign that has impacted over a dozen francophone countries, with more than 200 articles published in local media. 🧵
In 'Africa's Ghost Reporters', we reveal a campaign that has impacted over a dozen francophone countries, with more than 200 articles published in local media. 🧵
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QneziQl_iCY
https://archive.ph/GTHdp