Russia's vibes using celebs to drop fake news and stir things up. 🌐🕵️♂️
Yo, in today's crazy digital world, you can't sleep on the mad influence of social media and online platforms. Check this: Russia busted using celebs on Cameo to drop some wild disinfo bombs. 😱📱 They flipped videos from stars like Elijah Wood and Priscilla Presley to spread fake news about Ukraine's President Zelensky. 💔🇺🇦 Microsoft's Threat Analysis Center spilled the tea on Russia's game, exposing their moves in the online info battleground. 🕵️♂️💻
Cameo, the go-to spot that blew up big during the pandemic, lets you slide into celebs' DMs and snag personalized video messages for a fee. 🌟💸 Plot twist: Russian players copped clips from unsuspecting stars, fueling the fake news frenzy. 😳💔 Microsoft spilled the deets, exposing that around seven big names like Elijah Wood, Priscilla Presley, and Dean Norris got played in this disinfo game. 🕵️♂️📹 Cameo vids got a shady remix, all to spin a fake story 'bout Prez Zelensky's supposed party probs. Celebs were caught on cam begging some dude named "Vladimir" to get clean, not knowing they'd be dragged into dissing the Ukrainian president. 📹😬 These clips got an emoji makeover, some links, and even slapped with media logos. 🎨🔗 They went viral on pro-Russian socials, getting a boost from state-backed Russian media. 🚀🇷🇺 Russia's been riding the fake news wave about Prez Zelensky's supposed substance issues for a minute. 🌊🇷🇺 But this time, they switched up the game. 🔄🎮 Pro-Russian players took a new route, using celebs and flexing on Cameo to add some street cred to their false tales. They're out here trying to make their wild claims look legit with the star power move. 🌟🤥
Cameo, catching wind of their platform's misuse, dropped the mic, saying those vids straight-up break their Community Guidelines. 🚫🎤 No public tea spill on ongoing investigations, but they threw down the gauntlet, swearing to yank sketchy content and hit pause on the accounts causing the drama. 🤐✋When it hit the fan, celebs like Elijah Wood and Priscilla Presley stayed mum at first about the whole disinfo saga. 🤐🌪️ Elijah's rep stepped in, setting the record straight that his vid was just a Cameo response, zero ties to Russia, Ukraine, or the ongoing war. 🚫🕵️♂️ Gotta watch out for those plot twists! 🔄🍿The celeb Cameo caper isn't a one-time thing. Russia's leveling up, using all kinds of tricks to drop fake news bombs about the Ukraine war on socials. 🌐💣 They even went wild with pics of Taylor Swift and Kim K, slapping on fake anti-Ukraine quotes. 😱📸 This disinfo show hit a whopping 7.6 million on Facebook alone. 😵👥
Russia's switch to celeb tactics on platforms like Cameo shows their disinfo game is evolving. 🔄🕵️♂️ Using stars' cred and fame, they're trying to make their fake claims look legit. 🌟🤥 Platforms like Cameo gotta stay on their A-game, keeping an eye out for misuse. 👀🚨 And for the rest of us, it's all about flexing that critical thinking muscle and fact-checking on socials to shut down the disinfo spread. 💪🔍
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