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A ‘Handsome Daddy Putin’ Bug Is Plaguing China’s Internet

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A bizarre series of fake social media accounts beaming pro-Russian war propaganda to China have raised suspicions about Vladimir Putin’s information war.

Shannon Vavra

National Security Reporter

Published Aug. 9 2023 5:14PM EDT

Chinese President Xi Jinping watches as Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at a reception. — Sputnik/Pavel Byrkin/Kremlin via REUTERS via third party / Reuters

Shannon Vavra

Shannon Vavra

National Security Reporter

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