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Russian influence operation amplifies attacks on Danish politicians before election

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A Telegram channel claiming to be run by a woman living in Denmark is spreading distorted and misleading stories about Danish politics to Russian audiences. The activity has been uncovered in a fact-check and investigation by the Danish fact-checking outlet TjekDet, a partner in the Nordic fact-checking collaboration NORDIS. The story shows how a small Telegram account appears to be amplified by well-known figures in the Russian propaganda ecosystem. Although the channel itself has only a few hundred subscribers, its messages have reached hundreds of thousands of viewers after being shared by prominent pro-Kremlin accounts. Experts say the pattern resembles coordinated information operations designed not necessarily to change election results, but to undermine trust in democratic institutions.

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