06-15-2019, 12:18 PM
Quote:Pro-Kremlin social media accounts spread false claims that the EU has Nazi roots, the European commissioner for security has said in the first analysis of disinformation acts aimed at influencing last month’s EU elections. Malicious actors sought to promote extreme views and polarise local debates, said Julian King, the British commissioner in Brussels. Although there were no “spectaculars” such as the major email hacks that tarnished the 2016 US presidential election, social media accounts promoting a pro-Russian narrative were active in amplifying divisive content on the internet, King said.Pro-Kremlin media 'spread false claims that EU has Nazi roots' | World news | The Guardian