In reality, Rubio had tweeted about the risks of Russia using deepfakes , convincing fake videos that use new artificial intelligence technology. Experts at the Atlantic Council's Digital Forensics Research Lab, which partners with Facebook, found that one of the accounts taken down repeatedly posted the fake Rubio tweet. The uncovering of the campaign gives insight into how disinformation can be spread using smaller online platforms like forums and blogs. Most of what is known about Russian disinformation campaigns focuses on the manipulation of bigger platforms like Facebook and YouTube. A post on Indybay that had repeated the false allegations in the fake Rubio tweet was removed from public view after the site was contacted by CNN.

Source: CNN June 22, 2019 21:00 UTC