Supported by
Russia Steps Up Disinformation Efforts as Trump Abandons Resistance
The Kremlin has begun a campaign to sway the parliamentary election in Moldova in what could become a new model of election interference online.
Steven Lee Myers regularly reports on Russian disinformation campaigns and efforts to counter them.
Since returning to the White House in January, President Trump has dismantled the American government’s efforts to combat foreign disinformation. The problem is that Russia has not stopped spreading it.
How much that matters can now be seen in Moldova, a small but strategic European nation that has since the end of the Cold War looked to Europe and the United States to extract itself from Moscow’s shadow.
The Trump administration has slashed diplomatic and financial support for the country’s fight against Russian influence, even as the Kremlin has conducted what researchers and European officials described as an intense campaign to sway that country’s parliamentary elections, scheduled for Sept. 28.
Subscribe to The Times to read as many articles as you like.
Steven Lee Myers covers misinformation and disinformation from San Francisco. Since joining The Times in 1989, he has reported from around the world, including Moscow, Baghdad, Beijing and Seoul.
The Latest on the Trump Administration
Fed Meeting: An appeals court said Lisa Cook, the Federal Reserve governor President Trump has tried to oust, can stay on the board. As a result, she will be able to cast a vote at the two-day Federal Reserve meeting alongside the newly appointed Fed governor and Trump pick, Stephen Miran.
U.S. Strike on Boat: The U.S. military struck another Venezuelan boat as the administration continued its deadly campaign against drug cartels that it has accused of bringing fentanyl into the United States. Venezuela's leader, Nicolás Maduro, called the first attack “a heinous crime.”
Trump’s U.K. Visit: The president and the first lady will be hosted by King Charles III and Queen Camilla. Here’s what to know.
‘Broken’ Trust: Two F.B.I. agents’ accounts offer an inside view of a bureau buffeted by politics and upheaval, adding to the scrutiny of Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, as he prepares to testify to Congress.
Millions Redirected: The administration plans to inject nearly $500 million into historically Black colleges and tribal universities, a windfall funded largely by cuts to programs elsewhere for minority students.
How We Report on the Trump Administration
Hundreds of readers asked about our coverage of the president. Times editors and reporters responded to some of the most common questions.
Related Content
Andri Tambunan for The New York Times
Octavio Jones for The New York Times
Desiree Rios/The New York Times
Poppy Lynch for The New York Times
Jordan Gale for The New York Times
Editors’ Picks
David B. Torch for The New York Times
Amanda Hakan for The New York Times
Trending in The Times
Pool photo by Jordan Pettitt
Marc Patrick/BFA
Getty Images
Warner Bros/Corbis, via Getty Images
Benjamin Cremel/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation/Sunset Boulevard/Corbis, via Getty Images
Ted Shaffrey/Associated Press
Advertisement
