SAN FRANCISCO — Accounts pushing Kremlin propaganda are using Twitter’s new paid verification system to appear more prominently on the global platform, another sign that Elon Musk’s takeover is accelerating the spread of politically charged misinformation, a nonprofit research group has found.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
Russian propagandists are buying Twitter blue-check verifications
The verification means their tweets, mostly opposing U.S. aid to Ukraine, are given added prominence
