“Since at least 2022, three Russian companies working with the Kremlin have been trying to change foreign politics in a campaign they called ‘Doppelganger,’ covertly spreading Russian government propaganda. ‘[F]irst and foremost,’ notes from a meeting with Russian officials about targeting Germany read, ‘we need to discredit the USA, Great Britain, and NATO.’ Through fake social media profiles, their operatives posed as Americans or other non-Russians . . .”
https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/september-6-2024