{"id":112661,"date":"2026-05-26T08:28:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T05:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/kremlin-every-second-critical-comment-would-be-generated-by-external-forces\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T16:39:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T13:39:15","slug":"kremlin-every-second-critical-comment-would-be-generated-by-external-forces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/en\/kremlin-every-second-critical-comment-would-be-generated-by-external-forces\/","title":{"rendered":"Kremlin: every second critical comment would be generated by &#8220;external forces&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The authors of every second comment on the internet criticizing the Russian authorities are &#8220;external forces&#8221; conducting an &#8220;informational and psychological war&#8221; against Russia, stated the head of the Presidential Directorate for Monitoring and Analyzing Social Processes, Aleksandr Haricev.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;<em>We understand that 50% of this content shows signs of external organization. That is, from what we see negatively on social networks, half does not represent natural comments from people or authentic content, but information introduced from the outside, actively created and distributed in our online space,&#8221;<\/em> he stated at the National Electoral Forum held at the &#8220;Senej&#8221; management center.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Haricev did not specify who exactly would organize this campaign and by what mechanisms it would be carried out. 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