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The Kremlin-linked bot network known as “Matryoshka” has launched a disinformation campaign following the release by the U.S. Justice Department of new documents in the case of Jeffrey Epstein.The campaign was identified by researchers from the Bot Blocker project (@antibot4navalny), who shared their findings with The Insider.
Social media posts presented in the guise of content from major Western media outlets included the false claims that:
- Ukrainian children allegedly became a key resource in Epstein’s operations following the country’s 2014 Revolution of Dignity. A fake video said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was aware of the situation and that he communicated with visitors to Epstein’s island.
- In a video posing as a report from France 24, actress Catherine O’Hara, who died on Jan. 30, was said to have accused French President Emmanuel Macron of protecting a “lobby of perverts.” In reality, the late actress made no such statements.
- RFI allegedly reported that information about ties between French officials and Epstein had been removed from the released documents under an agreement between Macron and Donald Trump.
- A video bearing the Al Jazeera logo claimed that in 2025, 1,005 Ukrainian refugee children went missing in France and that Bill Gates was involved in human trafficking.
- A video falsely attributed to Reuters claimed New Caledonia had become a “new Epstein island” under French protection. It cited fabricated figures of visits by Bill Gates (112) and Prince Andrew (91).
- A fake Socialblade report claimed that the release of the files “triggered a new wave of interest among conservative Europeans in relocating with their families to the CIS countries,” with the number of search queries about obtaining a residence permit supposedly rising by 8000%.
- Gallup allegedly claimed that a video by Vladimir Putin, in which he called European elites “Satanists,” had “garnered more than 4 billion views in the European segment of TikTok.”
- Libération supposedly published a report claiming Epstein financed 55% of Emmaniel Macron’s 2017 election campaign.
The Insider checked the social media accounts of the named outlets and verified that none of the videos or reports had been published by them.
wtf is CIS countries?
Commonwealth of Independent States. It’s basically Wish.com EU, but Russia-centric and with them calling all the shots.
I'm ngl, when I see that acronym I immediately think of Star Wars.
"Commonwealth of Independent States", basically ex-soviet union countries which remain politically aligned with the Russian Federation
So basically a propaganda speech, because they are not common, not wealthy and not independent.
Many such cases
The Great in Great Britain is a geographical term though, not a propaganda one.
It's the largest island of the British Isles.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Britain
Nah, Ptolemy was in on it bro. The conspiracy runs deep.