White House seizes 32 domains, issues criminal charges in massive election-meddling crackdown

The Biden administration disrupted a long-running, Russia-sponsored influence operation called “Doppelgänger” by seizing 32 typosquatted domains and charging two RT employees tied to a $10 million covert funding scheme; the campaign used fake social-media personas, deepfakes, typosquatting, and AI-generated false narratives to amplify pro-Kremlin messaging and influence U.S. voters. The DOJ affidavit and indictments, OFAC sanctions against multiple RT officials and affiliated entities (including ANO Dialog and RaHDit), new State Department visa restrictions for covert media operatives, and a $10M Rewards for Justice offer underscore a coordinated multi-agency response.