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Russia is running a "well-funded disinformation campaign" to spread anti-American sentiment across Latin America, according to U.S. officials, who say Moscow's activities are occurring at the same time that China ramps up its own influence and military operations in the region.
Since Russia invaded Ukraine in late February, RT en Español has consistently pushed baseless conspiracy theories to its Spanish-language audience. These include articles claiming the Ukrainian military created a “staged recording” of civilian deaths in Moschun, a town near the capital city Kyiv, and that Russia was not involved in the massacre in Bucha, in which hundreds of Ukrainians died, as news site Insider reported.