There is much to be gleaned from the U.S. government’s recent exposés of Russian state-backed influence operations. In documents unsealed in September, the Department of Justice detailed how organizations are using increasingly sophisticated tactics to push Kremlin-friendly propaganda to Americans on a range of topics, including the race for president. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] While foreign interference from Russia is not new, the documents shed fresh light on its efforts in 2024—which involve a tangled web of real-life influencers, social media bots, AI-generated ads, and spoofed news sites.