Germany warns Moscow will splash cash on pre-election propaganda and misinformation spree
Found on The Register on Monday, 12 December 2016
Maassen says Russia is tipping money into misinformation campaigns in "aggressive and elevated" spying against "German Government officials, members of parliament, and employees of democratic parties".
Russia has hit back with Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for president Vladimir Putin, saying last month that the nation is also bracing for attacks during its next election, adding that Germany like all other European countries hacks other nation's infrastructure.
Politicians discover that the Neuland is also an area for propaganda and misinformation; something that has been done offline for centuries.