00:07A Kremlin-backed Russian bot network is at it again, this time targeting Hollywood.
00:12Several videos circulating on X and TikTok claim to show American actors delivering messages
00:17critical of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.
00:20In one of these clips, American actress and singer Gabriela Pizzolo, known for her role
00:25in Stranger Things, accuses Zelensky of stealing money.
00:28The edited clip also includes images from the war in Ukraine, overlaid with manipulated
00:32voiceovers.
00:34The original video of Pizzolo was initially posted on Cameo, a platform that offers personalized
00:39video messages from celebrities.
00:41In total, more than a dozen similar videos have appeared under the hashtag HollywoodAgainstZelensky.
00:47They were published within a short time frame and shared by accounts with no followers,
00:51no biography, and generate usernames.
00:54All the videos promoted a website called HollywoodAgainstZelensky.org, a site that does not exist and has no valid
01:01domain registration.
01:02A research collective that studies bot network called Antibot for Navalny says this campaign
01:07shows signs of belonging to the Kremlin-ling Matryoshka network.
01:11Their approach involves scrapping videos online and adding synthetic audio with political messaging.
01:16The posts are then usually amplified by bot accounts, automated social media profiles designed
01:22to spread posts at speed.
01:23The campaign's ultimate goal is to turn people against European leaders and Zelensky.
01:28It aims to give people the impression that public figures are against Ukraine, asking them
01:33to take action to support Russia in ongoing peace talks.
01:36But the videos are ultimately fake and no celebrity has made these comments.
01:40In the meantime, X has suspended most of the accounts that were spreading this campaign.
01:48The diaspora is the first place where it is.
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01:50Thanks to everyone.
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