Phony Websites

NewsGuard identified 171 AI-generated websites planted across the U.S. and Europe posing as local news outlets.

NewsGuard has identified 171 websites apparently linked to Dougan’s network masquerading as local news sources and pushing pro-Kremlin disinformation, including stories aimed at exacerbating polarization in the U.S. and undermining confidence in the upcoming elections. These sites masquerading as independent local news sites, with names such as DCWeekly…