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China has adopted some of the same misinformation tactics that Russia used ahead of the 2016 election, researchers and government officials say.

As the Ukraine war grinds on, the Kremlin has created increasingly complex fabrications online to discredit Ukraine’s leader and undercut aid. Some have a Hollywood-style plot twist.

Legislation to force TikTok’s Chinese owner to sell the app or have it banned in the United States sailed through the House, but the Senate has no plans to move hastily.

Facing an election this weekend and the fallout from Aleksei Navalny’s death and the war in Ukraine, Russia has intensified online censorship using techniques pioneered by China.

The legislation received wide bipartisan support, with both Republicans and Democrats showing an eagerness to appear tough on China.