Security News > 2024 > October > China’s Spamouflage cranks up trolling of US Senator Rubio as election day looms
2024-10-21 22:30
Note to Xi: Marco and Ted Cruz aren't the same person China's Spamouflage disinformation crew has been targeting US Senator Marco Rubio (R-Florida) with its fake news campaigns over the past couple of months, trolling the Republican lawmaker's official X account and posting negative stories about Rubio on Reddit and Medium.…
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