PUBLIC.NEWS | ALEX GUTENTAG AND MICHAEL SHELLENBERGER | JULY 11. 2024
PHOTO CAPTION | DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AVRIL HAINES TESTIFIES ALONGSIDE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY DIRECTOR WILLIAM BURNS AT A HEARING BEFORE THE HOUSE SELECT INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE IN THE CANNON OFFICE BUILDING ON MARCH 12, 2024 IN WASHINGTON, DC. LEADERS FROM THE U.S. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY ARE PARTICIPATING IN HEARINGS WITH BOTH THE SENATE AND HOUSE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEES TO LAY OUT THEIR PERCEIVED GLOBAL THREATS TO THE UNITED STATES.
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There is no evidence that “Russian Disinformation” is hiring Biden or helping Trump.
NBC News and CNN reported yesterday that Russia is trying to interfere in this year’s presidential election using “information warfare.” Russia is engaging in covert influence operations to help former president Donald Trump, just like it did in 2016, and is targeting swing states in particular, CNN and NBC News claim.
But the intelligence community (IC) has not presented any evidence of this alleged Russian election interference. NBC News and CNN simply cited an anonymous official from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, whose claims are vague and unsubstantiated.
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FULL ARTICLE SUMMARY BY COPY.AI:
The article questions the latest claims of Russian interference in the upcoming presidential election, citing the lack of concrete evidence presented by the intelligence community. It also highlights past instances where Russian influence operations like social media bot farms had minimal impact. The narrative that Russia favored Trump over Clinton in 2016 is refuted, with claims that the Intelligence Community Assessment that supported this theory was manipulated.
The article suggests that the repeated focus on Russian interference and disinformation by the intelligence community is a projection of their own inappropriate and illegal interference in the election process. It also discusses how the continuation of the Russiagate narrative serves the political agendas of certain entities while attempting to undermine nationalist populism.
The article concludes by calling for reforms within the intelligence community to address credible threats while respecting civil liberties and to deter political weaponization. It questions the motivations behind pushing the Russia disinformation narrative, especially in light of increasing skepticism from the American public.
Last Updated on July 11, 2024 by Real KBrett