ANO Dialog plans to problem US accusations that it unfold disinformation, based on Kommersant
A Russian firm specializing in counteracting fakes plans to sue the FBI over accusations of disseminating false data, enterprise day by day Kommersant reported on Wednesday.
ANO Dialog is among the many entities and people designated by the US as ‘Russian state-sponsored actors’, which Washington accuses of utilizing deep fakes and disinformation in an try to undermine confidence within the US election processes and establishments.
Vladimir Tabak, the CEO of ANO Dialog, instructed Kommersant on Wednesday that the corporate categorically denies the accusations and can defend its honor in an American court docket.
In accordance with Tabak, the FBI, the US Division of Justice, and the US Division of the Treasury made false allegations citing “testimony from an FBI agent.”
ANO Dialog “is Russia’s primary firm specializing in countering fakes, which has its personal experience in fact-checking and has by no means participated within the dissemination of false data,” its chief government mentioned.
“Primarily based on our expertise in countering false data, we believed that fakes will not be unfold by official authorities companies. Nevertheless, the testimony of officers in the USA has proven that fakes could possibly be unfold, for instance, by FBI brokers and representatives of the US Division of Justice and different companies,” Tabak acknowledged.
ANO Dialog had no intention to interact in actions internationally, based on its chief, however the present state of affairs is forcing the group to rethink its plans, he mentioned.
“And the primary pretend that we’ll refute on the worldwide stage would be the FBI pretend about us,” Tabak mentioned, including “We’ll sue the FBI within the US and are able to cooperate with any nations and organizations that share our views.”
In September, the Justice Division blocked 32 web domains that, based on its information, allegedly have been utilized by Russian authorities to affect US audiences. The division claimed on the time that these domains, a few of which it mentioned have been additionally related to ANO Dialog, “secretly distributed Russian authorities propaganda” with the intention of lowering worldwide assist for Ukraine, strengthening pro-Russian views and influencing voters forward of the upcoming US presidential election.
