A new report from the Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI) details a coordinated influence operation by Russian and Iranian actors aimed at U.S. conservative audiences — especially online communities that identify with the MAGA movement. The campaign deploys inauthentic accounts, false-flag conspiracy narratives, and a handful of high-visibility American influencers to steer debate and widen ideological rifts.

From 1 May to 10 June 2025 researchers logged more than 675,000 posts promoting false-flag explanations for shootings, bombings and other violence. These claims usually allege that the U.S. government, Israel, or “globalists” staged events to tighten control or **discredit conservatives. Most amplification appeared on X, Telegram and TikTok feeds with large pro-Trump followings.

The surge almost always begins with anonymous bot accounts. Many sport profile pictures of U.S. soldiers or bald eagles but show machine-translated phrasing typical of Russian sources. After a few days of generic pro-Trump memes, the accounts pivot to sharper disinformation wrapped in anti-Biden or anti-NATO rhetoric.

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    18 days ago

    My comment is racist? Says the scum filled with hate and racism. I was merely asking questions, not making a statement. But your hostile way of answering shows that you are a traitor to your country.

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      a two week old account braying patriotism to defend baseless racist fear-mongering.

      traitor and what else ? i am not a true christian ? bible commands me to obey netanyahu ? wmd ? they got aluminum tubes, ALUMINUM ?

      this stupid shite might on work on reddit and twitter.

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        18 days ago

        So someone who celebrates Ukrainian deaths and Ukrainian abducted raped and killed children… but at the same time condemns the killing of terrorist supporters.

        Ohh 2 weeks… oh there was something about lemm.ee

        But I get it, you get off when western children are killed… You’re really into that…

        What is a supporter of terrorism if not a traitor to the country…