The Secret Players Behind Macedonia's Fake News Sites

Originally shared by Edward Morbius

The Secret Players Behind Macedonia's Fake News Sites

...[A]fter reviewing social media posts, government records, domain registry information, and archived versions of fake news sites, as well as interviewing key players, OCCRP, BuzzFeed News, and the Investigative Reporting Lab Macedonia can now reveal that Veles’ political news industry was not started spontaneously by apolitical teens.

Rather, it was launched by a well-known Macedonian media attorney, Trajche Arsov — who worked closely with two high-profile American partners for at least six months during a period that overlapped with Election Day....


https://www.occrp.org/en/spooksandspin/the-secret-players-behind-macedonias-fake-news-sites
https://www.occrp.org/en/spooksandspin/the-secret-players-behind-macedonias-fake-news-sites