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Denmark accuses Russia of spreading fake news about Greenland to stir up hostility with the US

The Danish Defense Intelligence Service has said that Russia tried to stir up tensions between the United States and Denmark by spreading fake news about Greenland earlier this year. This was reported by Bloomberg.

In particular, according to the Danish intelligence service, a network acting on behalf of the Russian government spread a false story on social media in which a Danish member of parliament claimed that the country wanted Russia’s help to stop Greenland from joining the United States.

The campaign was part of a broader effort to “sow discord” in transatlantic relations and undermine Western support for Ukraine, the intelligence service added.

The influence operation was carried out in January, in the midst of a deterioration in diplomatic relations between Denmark and the United States, after US President Donald Trump said he wanted to establish control over the Arctic island.

In February, Danish intelligence agencies stated that the escalation of the Greenland debate had led to an increase in the spread of disinformation and warned of the threat of influence operations in connection with the island’s elections in March.

Later, the intelligence services reported that the vote was held “without any prepared, systematic or coordinated campaigns of influence by foreign intelligence services.”

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