The Most Recent Russia Hoax: ‘Spanish-Language Disinformation’

MRC Latino | April 10, 2022
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CARMEN SESIN: Sometimes you find that Russia may have had something to do with it. Recently I was on a press briefing with the National Security Council, before the president of Colombia visited with Biden and he mentioned that  Colombia was extremely concerned over the amount of disinformation being directed from Russia into Colombia. Okay? That…

CHUCK TODD: Using Venezuela? 

SESIN: No, directly…

TODD: Just directly.

SESIN: … directly from Russia into Colombia. Colombia’s very polarized right now. They have presidential elections next year. All that disinformation makes its way here. The first piece of disinformation I ever saw that someone I know sent to me was a Colombian supposed political analyst talking about Biden and China.