Fake NATO deaths, Epstein claims and drones: how Russia targets elections in the Baltics

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A report says Russia-linked disinformation campaigns are targeting elections in Estonia and Latvia by spreading false claims about security issues, including NATO deaths and drones. The campaigns reportedly aim to sow confusion among voters rather than focus on individual candidates or voting procedures.

Russia-linked disinformation campaigns targeting elections in Estonia and Latvia have focused less on individual candidates or the voting process itself and more on sowing confusion around the security issues shaping voters’ decisions, according to a new report.