What threat did the U.S. face during the 2024 election?
In 2024, U.S. intelligence and the Justice Department exposed a sophisticated disinformation campaign linked to Russia, aimed at disrupting the presidential election.
The operation used AI-generated fake news sites, social media bots, and deepfake personas to spread divisive content on hot-button topics like immigration, healthcare, and race.
Officials confirmed that the campaign was more advanced than in 2016 or 2020, combining traditional troll farm tactics with new AI tools that made fake content nearly undetectable.
Authorities shut down 32 fake domains, froze assets, and imposed new sanctions on Russian cyber-actors behind the effort.
