Fake social-media accounts linked to the Chinese government tried to draw Americans out to real-world protests against racism and anti-Chinese Covid-19 rhetoric, according to U.S. security firms. 'They’re copying the Kremlin’s playbook.'
WASHINGTON—A network of fake social-media accounts linked to the Chinese government has attempted to draw Americans out to real-world protests against anti-Asian-American racism and popular but unsubstantiated allegations that China engineered the virus that caused the Covid-19 pandemic, according to U.S. security firms.
The attempts to physically mobilize Americans have so far failed, researchers said. But they represent a troubling effort reminiscent of , they said. The activity represents the first known example of suspected China-linked actors targeting Americans with the apparent goal of encouraging them to attend real-world demonstrations.
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