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15-02-2023, 12:47 PM
How undercover reporters caught ‘Team Jorge’ disinformation operatives on camera
For more than six months, undercover reporters posed as consultants working on behalf of a businessman who wanted to delay an African electionAs the man calling himself “Jorge” shook hands with two prospective clients, he joked: “You saw what it says on the door, right? It says nothing. That’s who we are. We are nothing.”He was smartly dressed with an expensive watch, flashier than the consultants – who were in fact undercover reporters – had expected. It was late December and despite several online meetings, this was the first time the consultants had seen the man they had been communicating with. He had kept his camera off in each of the five previous video calls. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/f...-tal-hanan
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For more than six months, undercover reporters posed as consultants working on behalf of a businessman who wanted to delay an African electionAs the man calling himself “Jorge” shook hands with two prospective clients, he joked: “You saw what it says on the door, right? It says nothing. That’s who we are. We are nothing.”He was smartly dressed with an expensive watch, flashier than the consultants – who were in fact undercover reporters – had expected. It was late December and despite several online meetings, this was the first time the consultants had seen the man they had been communicating with. He had kept his camera off in each of the five previous video calls. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/f...-tal-hanan
#World_news #Cybercrime #Technology #Internet #Social_media
