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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.

Whether it is just for kicks or propelled by genuine doubt, the unsupported claims about celebrities and public figures keep gaining traction online.

Eugene Yu, the owner of an election software company, was arrested in 2022 on charges of breaching election data. Those charges were dropped weeks later.