{"id":71595,"date":"2024-10-02T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/10\/02\/iran-linked-website-targets-vets-with-disinformation-think-tank-warns\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T16:04:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T16:04:33","slug":"iran-linked-website-targets-vets-with-disinformation-think-tank-warns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/flashpoints\/2024\/10\/02\/iran-linked-website-targets-vets-with-disinformation-think-tank-warns\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran-linked website targets vets with disinformation, think tank warns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leaders of a Washington think tank <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fdd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/fdd-memo-how-u.s.-adversaries-undermine-the-perception-of-election-integrity.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">urged veterans this week not to trust information posted to the fake news website \u201cNot Our War,\u201d<\/a> which the group claims is attempting to stir up antidemocratic sentiments among veteran voters ahead of the November presidential election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The website was one of nearly two dozen flagged in a recent report by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a research group focusing on foreign policy and national security. The group warned that Iranian operatives were trying to pass off the sites as legitimate news outlets and use the content to cast doubt on America\u2019s democratic process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to veterans, the sites target various minority groups, including Black, Spanish-speaking and Muslim voters, FDD reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNot Our War\u201d posts articles that disparage U.S. military operations overseas and criticize both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. Many of its posts are written in a way to elicit strong reactions from veterans, and its homepage includes a tab labeled \u201cVeterans,\u201d said Max Lesser, a senior analyst on emerging threats at FDD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe broader aim of the website is to discredit US military actions across the board, but then there is another focus, which is targeting veterans,\u201d Lesser said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/extremism-disinformation\/2024\/05\/13\/disinformation-creates-precarious-year-for-democracy-experts-warn\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19350706993039.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Disinformation creates \u2018precarious year for democracy,\u2019 experts warn<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Some of the messaging meant to sow division is reaching veterans and service members by preying on their sense of duty to the U.S.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eac.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2024-06\/Q2_2024_EAC_Intelligence_Briefing.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">cybersecurity company Mandiant warned of the same website<\/a> during a briefing about election interference given to members of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission earlier this year. The company, a subsidiary of Google, said the site praised the Iranian government and prominent pro-Iran political figures, denigrated the Israeli government, criticized U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East and posted about divisive issues in the U.S., including the upcoming presidential election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Experts have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/extremism-disinformation\/2024\/05\/13\/disinformation-creates-precarious-year-for-democracy-experts-warn\/\" target=\"_blank\">warned for months<\/a> that U.S. adversaries \u2014 such as China, Russia and Iran \u2014 would target American voters with disinformation leading up to the election. Some of the messaging meant to sow division is reaching veterans by preying on their sense of duty to the U.S., some experts warned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A 2017 study from Oxford University found <a href=\"https:\/\/demtech.oii.ox.ac.uk\/research\/posts\/junk-news-on-military-affairs-and-national-security\/\" target=\"_blank\">Russian operatives disseminated \u201cjunk news\u201d to veterans and service members<\/a> during the 2016 presidential election. In 2020, Vietnam Veterans of America warned that <a href=\"https:\/\/vva.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/VVA-PressRelease20-7.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">foreign adversaries were aiming disinformation at veterans and service members at a massive scale<\/a>, posing a national security threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cConspiracy theories are a threat to vulnerable veterans, and they could drag your loved ones into really dark and dangerous places,\u201d Jacob Ware, a research fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, told Military Times in May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Microsoft reported in August that <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn-dynmedia-1.microsoft.com\/is\/content\/microsoftcorp\/microsoft\/final\/en-us\/microsoft-brand\/documents\/5bc57431-a7a9-49ad-944d-b93b7d35d0fc.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Iran had begun an election-interference campaign<\/a> in the United States by setting up four websites that masqueraded propaganda as news. FDD used Microsoft\u2019s findings to uncover other websites using the same web-hosting servers, it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2024\/09\/05\/russian-election-interference-scheme-targeted-us-military-competency\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP24248665038190.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Russian election interference scheme targeted US military competency<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Russian actors tried to stir anti-military sentiments, among other tactics, to sow political division, according to the Justice Department.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FDD released its report quickly after finding the other websites in an attempt to warn people they were fake before one of the posts gained significant traction online, Lesser said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re exposing it left of boom, before this network goes viral,\u201d Lesser said. \u201cThat\u2019s a note of optimism.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Targeting veterans with disinformation isn\u2019t a new tactic for Iran. Vlad Barash, a scientist at the social media research company Graphika, <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.house.gov\/meetings\/VR\/VR00\/20191113\/110183\/HHRG-116-VR00-Wstate-BarashV-20191113.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">testified to Congress in 2019 that both Russia and Iran were trying to exploit veterans\u2019 frustrations with the U.S. government<\/a> by promoting the narrative that democracy was broken. At the time, Barash said such attacks \u201cshow no signs of stopping.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In its report, FDD recommended the U.S. government sanction and indict the operatives running the websites. It also urged social media companies to monitor and block the domains. The FBI declined to comment Monday when asked whether it was investigating the websites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the room for improvement, Lesser said America\u2019s response to election-interference campaigns has come a long way since 2016. He cited an increase in researchers uncovering disinformation attacks, as well as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dni.gov\/index.php\/newsroom\/press-releases\/press-releases-2024\/3981-joint-odni-fbi-and-cisa-statement-on-iranian-election-influence-efforts\" target=\"_blank\">Office of the Director of National Intelligence\u2019s regular warnings about election interference<\/a> and efforts by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2024\/09\/05\/russian-election-interference-scheme-targeted-us-military-competency\/\" target=\"_blank\">Justice Department to seize websites spreading propaganda<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYes, foreign adversaries are still launching operations targeting our elections,\u201d Lesser said. \u201cBut I think as a society, we have become markedly more resilient in terms of exposing these operations and taking action against some of the operators.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>This story was produced in partnership with <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mvj.network\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>Military Veterans in Journalism<\/i><\/a><i>. 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