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Biden Administration Charges Russian Media with Election Meddling

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by Giorgi Kostiuk

10 months ago


  1. Moscow's Ultimate Goal
  2. Biden Administration's Actions
  3. RT's Response

  4. President Joe Biden’s administration has charged several Russian state media executives and imposed sanctions, accusing them of trying to interfere in the U.S. elections.

    Moscow's Ultimate Goal

    The Justice Department, alongside the State and Treasury departments, announced these actions yesterday. Attorney General Merrick Garland pointed directly at RT, claiming they paid a Tennessee-based company $10 million to distribute content laced with hidden Russian government messages directed at American audiences. Garland believes that Moscow’s goal was to manipulate the election outcome, particularly in the contest between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.

    Biden Administration's Actions

    The Biden administration’s response includes charging two Moscow-based managers of RT accused of paying content creators in the U.S. to disseminate pro-Russia propaganda. The administration has also sanctioned two entities and ten individuals, including RT’s editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan, for activities damaging public trust. Additionally, they’ve restricted visas for employees of Kremlin-backed media outlets and seized 32 internet domain names allegedly used to push AI-generated false narratives targeting specific U.S. demographics.

    RT's Response

    RT didn’t take these accusations lying down. They shot back with a snarky comment, saying, “2016 called, and it wants its clichés back,” clearly not taking the U.S. claims seriously. They even joked that: "Three things are certain in life: death, taxes, and RT’s interference in U.S. elections."

    These actions are part of a broader effort by the U.S. to counter what is described as a Russian campaign to influence the presidential race. In addition to the sanctions, the administration also offered a $10 million reward for information leading to the identification of hackers associated with the Russian group ‘Russian Angry Hackers Did It’ (RaHDit).

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