# US Officials Uncover Alleged Russian 'Bot Farm'

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/us-officials-uncover-alleged-russian-bot-farm/286539>\
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**Created:** [July 10, 2024, 5:27pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/us-officials-uncover-alleged-russian-bot-farm/286539 "2024-07-10T17:27:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nina](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/nina/32/86958_2.png) [@Nina](https://onehack.st/u/Nina)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 5:27pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/us-officials-uncover-alleged-russian-bot-farm/286539/1 "2024-07-10T17:27:45Z")

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**Summary:**

1. US officials disrupted a Russian AI-powered information operation with nearly 1,000 bot accounts on X spreading pro-Russia narratives.
2. The operation, linked to a deputy editor at Kremlin-owned RT, used AI to create accounts that promoted stories about the war in Ukraine.
3. The Justice Department seized websites and ordered X to provide information on the accounts, which have since been deleted.

[Read more on BBC](https://bbc.com)