US Weakens Disinformation Defenses, as Russia & China Ramp Up

The report outlines an accelerating global disinformation campaign led by state actors—primarily Russia, China, and Iran—using tactics such as deceptive domain registrations, fake news sites, and AI-generated deepfakes, while noting a parallel erosion of U.S. and Western capacity to detect and counter these operations due to funding cuts, reduced platform moderation, and the growing sophistication of generative AI.