A fake recording of a candidate saying he’d rigged the election went viral. Experts say it’s only the beginning | CNN Politics
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Days before a pivotal election in Slovakia to determine who would lead the country, a damning audio recording spread online in which one of the top candidates seemingly boasted about how he’d rigged the election.

A fake recording of a candidate saying he’d rigged the election went viral. Experts say it’s only the beginning::Days before a pivotal election in Slovakia to determine who would lead the country, a damning audio recording spread online in which one of the top candidates seemingly boasted about how he’d rigged the election.

  • yetAnotherUser@lemmy.caEnglish
    342·
    9 months ago

    The recordings immediately went viral on social media, and the candidate, who is pro-NATO and aligned with Western interests, was defeated in September by an opponent who supported closer ties to Moscow and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

    Why is it always the Russian hackers? /s

    • Chaotic Entropy@feddit.ukEnglish
      161·
      9 months ago

      Because they have state actors running around following the exact same foreign policy strategy as all the other international powers. Make sure your guy is in charge, and who cares how.