Doppelganger / RRN
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A Russia-origin information-manipulation operation that clones the websites of legitimate European and North American media and government bodies to spread pro-Kremlin, anti-Ukraine content, attributed to the Russian firms Social Design Agency and Structura and targeted by EU and US sanctions and domain seizures.
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Narratives spread
Evidence Library
ResearchEU DisinfoLab (with Qurium)September 27, 2022
Doppelganger — media clones serving Russian propagandaOriginalArchived
Official reportVIGINUM / SGDSN (France)July 19, 2023
RRN: a complex and persistent information-manipulation campaignOriginalArchived
Official reportU.S. Department of JusticeSeptember 4, 2024
Justice Department disrupts covert Russian government-sponsored foreign malign influence operationOriginalArchived
Official reportCouncil of the European UnionDecember 16, 2024
Russian hybrid threats: EU agrees first listings, targeting the Doppelganger campaignOriginalArchived
Official reportEuropean External Action Service (EEAS) / EUvsDisinfoJune 19, 2024
Doppelganger strikes back: FIMI activities targeting the European Parliament electionsOriginalArchived
Official reportVIGINUM / SGDSN (France)July 19, 2023
RRN: a complex and persistent information-manipulation campaignOriginalArchived
Official reportU.S. Department of JusticeSeptember 4, 2024
Justice Department disrupts covert Russian government-sponsored foreign malign influence operationOriginalArchived
Official reportCouncil of the European UnionDecember 16, 2024
Russian hybrid threats: EU agrees first listings, targeting the Doppelganger campaignOriginalArchived