Such campaigns risk eroding trust in global media and complicate efforts to counter disinformation, as they exploit both Western platforms and Chinese social media to give fabricated stories an air of credibility.
Graphika a New York-based company that leverages artificial intelligence to analyze online communities, identified 43 domains and 37 subdomains spoofing outlets such as The New York Times, The Guardian and The Wall Street Journal. These sites hosted ads, Chinese state media content and messaging favorable to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), often copied directly from real news sites to appear authentic.
