EUROVERIFY: Moscow encourages tensions with the United States with false news about Greenland
Moscow was behind a campaign of disinformation in which it was stated that a Danish legislator had sought Russian help In the middle of Trump’s threats to annex GreenlandAs Denmark’s security services declared. The false news operation emerged for the first time in January, when Donald Trump intensified his threats of Get with the control of GreenlandAn autonomous territory belonging to Denmark.
The President of the United States said it Denmark had to give the island to the United States to “protect the free world” and threatened with economic sanctions if it did not do it, which increased the tensions between Washington and Copenhagen and sowing Doubts about integrity alliance of NATO.
Danish defense intelligence service (FE) Now has accused the Kremlin of using his disinformation operations to sow more division. The messages circulating on social networks, amplified by robots, AFIRMABAN QUE KARSTEN HøngeThe Danish Left legislator had asked Moscow to help Denmark prevent the United States from attaching Greenland.
They included a manipulated Facebook postPresumably published by Høng, who said: “In a climbing situation and extreme tension, we must take extreme measures and ask Russia for help to solve this problem”.
The post invented adds that it is sure that the petition “will be listened to” because the perspective that Greenland becomes part of the United States is “so unfavorable” for Russia as for Denmark. Hønge replied report firmly The declarations Like false news.
Copenhagen accuses Moscow of sowing the division
He said the Danish defense intelligence service The false post was first published by a “influencer” which previously promoted the Russian agenda in Ukraine. “With the support of the French agency for the fight against disinformation, Viginum has given it to identify it as a well -known actor who is part of an operation supported by Moscow.
“The influence operation must be seen As part of the ongoing flu in which Russia is trying to create discord In the transatlantic relationship and undermine western support to Ukraine, “said Faith, adding that the disinformation was also followed to influence the Result of the General Elections of March in Greenland.
Greenland non -profit organizations warn him The island is trapped in the intersection Of disinformation when geopolitical tensions boils and are not prepared to face these hybrid threats.
Last December, a study He has found evidence of “hostile foreign actors” operating in the Forums of the Greenland of Facebook, with the recent and rapid progress of AI that allows actors to generate “convincing texts of Greenland”. Experts warn that the territory is vulnerable to this type of campaigns due to its limited media panorama and the influence of social networks such as Facebook.
“The media panorama of Greenland is small and limited resources. Unlike larger countries, in which media organizations have teams dedicated to research journalism and verification of the facts, the writings of Greenland work with minimum staff and funding “, recently declared The researcher Signe Ravn-Højgaard, of the University of Greenland. **
