John Mark Dougan reportedly targeted US voters with deepfakes, an accusation he denies
A former US marine has orchestrated a “misinformation” campaign targeting the team of Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris at Russia’s behest, the Washington Post has claimed, citing documents provided by an unidentified European intelligence service. John Mark Dougan, however, has denied any ties to the Russian government, suggesting that the paper relied on fabricated materials.
According to a package of over 150 documents reviewed by the Post, Dougan was funded by the GRU, Russia’s military intelligence service, with some wires reportedly dating back to the time when his network was having trouble accessing Western AI services and needed an in-house AI generator to create content.
The paper claimed that the ex-marine was “responsible for content on dozens of fake news sites,” including DC Weekly, Chicago Chronicle, and Atlanta Observer,…
