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WorldFact check: Misleading graph about alleged Russian bot activity

A viral graph claims that attacks on Russian Yandex data centers reduced bot activity around Germany’s AfD, but it contains major inconsistencies and offers no supporting evidence. Its data source is unknown, its axes are improperly scaled, and it includes figures for dates that were still in the future when it first appeared.

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DDW★★☆☆☆2026-10-14 09:08Original

Fact check: Misleading graph about alleged Russian bot activity
Fact check: Misleading graph about alleged Russian bot activityWorld