US Voters Targeted by Chinese Online Influence Campaign Ahead of November Election: Report

The Chinese communist regime’s disinformation networks on social media are using fake user accounts to impersonate Americans, denigrate U.S. candidates, and push divisive messages ahead of the November presidential election in the United States, according to a Sept. 3 report by New York-based intelligence company Graphika.
The social media influence operation is part of the Chinese regime’s disinformation campaign, which analysts have dubbed “Spamouflage” or “Dragonbridge.”

The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) campaign has been tracked by Graphika since 2019 and is known for spreading large amounts of unrelated content alongside disinformation, according to researchers. It is active across more than 40 online platforms “where it employs inauthentic accounts to seed and amplify videos and cartoons that promote pro-China and anti-Western narratives,” according to the report.

As the U.S. election approaches, Spamouflage has expanded its use of fake online personas that “impersonate U.S. voters or U.S.-based social media users,” researchers said.

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