{
  "id": 769128,
  "title": "German counterintelligence warns of Russian Matryoshka bot campaign before September’s state and local elections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/german-counterintelligence-warns-of-russian-matryoshka-bot-campaign",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T12:19:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Insider",
    "slug": "the-insider",
    "url": "https://theins.press/en/news/295999"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) has issued an official warning about a Russian disinformation campaign ahead of several state and local elections scheduled for September. The agency directly linked the campaign to the Russian Matryoshka bot network, which The Insider has extensively covered in its reporting. “This campaign is characterized by short…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}