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Russia goes all-out with covert disinformation aimed at Harris,

Microsoft report says

By ALI SWENSON
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — The
video was seen millions of
times across social media
but some viewers were
suspicious: It featured a
young Black woman who
claimed Vice President
Kamala Harris left her para-
lyzed in a hit-and-run ac-
cident in San Francisco 13
years ago.In an emotional
retelling from a wheelchair,
the alleged victim said she
“cannot remain silent any-
more” and lamented that
her childhood had “ended
too soon.”
Immediately after the vid-
eo was posted on Sept. 2,
social media users pointed
out reasons to be wary. The
purported news channel it
came from, San Francis-
co’s KBSF-TV, didn’t exist.

Continued on Page 2 U.S. and Russian national flags wave on the wind in Moscow’s Vnukovo airport, Russia, April 11, 2017 to welcome a U.S. dignitary.
Associated Press