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On March 7, The Wall Street Journal reported Russian intelligence is directing efforts to undermine public faith in the Pfizer and BioNTech coronavirus vaccine and stir up fears about potential side effects. An official with the State Department’s Global Engagement Center (GEC), which monitors foreign disinformation efforts, told the newspaper that Russian intelligence was behind four internet platforms involved in the campaign.They are New Eastern Outlook and Oriental Review, run by Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR); Crimea-based News Front, run by the Federal Security Service (FSB); and Rebel Inside, controlled by Russian military intelligence (GRU).The official added that the outlets’ disinformation was amplified via Russian state media and Russian government Twitter accounts.On March 8, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the U.S. government was aware of the disinformation campaign: We are monitoring it
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