# David Corn Targeted by Russian Disinformation

> David Corn's book on Russian disinformation leads to fake videos falsely attributing his claims to Democrats.
- Title: David Corn Targeted by Russian Disinformation · Mother Jones
- Summary: David Corn's book on Russian disinformation leads to fake videos falsely attributing his claims to Democrats. David Corn, author of How Russia Won, became a…
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- Source: Mother Jones — https://motherjones.com/politics/2026/09/russian-disinformation-election-matryoshka-david-corn-mother-jones
- Author: David Corn
- Published: 2026-09-29T09:08:21+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: david corn, russian disinformation, matryoshka, x, mother jones, democratic candidates, elections, midterms
## David Corn's Book Published
David corn published how russia won exposing russian disinformation operations targeting us elections.
## Russian Disinformation Targets Democrats
russian operatives began spreading false claims about democratic candidates on social media.
## Matryoshka Disinformation Unit
a russian disinformation unit dubbed matryoshka created fake videos about democratic candidates.
## False Allegations Against Harris
matryoshka falsely claimed kamala harris had an abortion at 17 and early onset alzheimer's.
## Fake CNN Video Claims
matryoshka posted fake cnn videos falsely attributing claims to democratic candidates.
## Mother Jones Video Fake
matryoshka posted a fake mother jones video claiming mother jones paid $289 million to cnn chief.
## Counterfeit Book Video
matryoshka posted a fake video claiming corn published enemies of democracy for dummies.
## False Book Quote
the fake video claimed corn said democrats have a fissure leading straight to hell.
## Additional False Claims
matryoshka created nine more fake videos with false allegations about democratic candidates.
## False Allegations Details
one video falsely claimed a democratic candidate dated underage boys and had sexual relations with them.
## Impact of Disinformation
the disinformation operation has not gone viral but remains a threat to election integrity.
## Election Timeline
five weeks remain until election day as russian disinformation targets midterms.
## Key takeaway

David Corn, author of How Russia Won, became a target of Russian disinformation operations that spread fake videos falsely claiming he promoted damaging allegations against Democratic candidates.