Fugitive Florida Deputy Sheriff Who Became Kremlin Disinformation Impresario

NewsGuard Special Report: John Mark Dougan fled to Moscow and has orchestrated a global disinformation campaign featuring 167 websites and more than a dozen propaganda films

Welcome to NewsGuard's Reality Check, a report on how misinformation online is undermining trust — and who’s behind it.

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