Russian state media and accounts on social networks associated with the Kremlin are taking advantage of the murder of Charlie Kerk to enhance narratives that serve Moscow’s interests, while attempting to divide US public opinion.

According to the Atlantic Council, media such as Sputnik and former Russia Today (RT) have covered extensively the murder, arrest of the perpetrator and political reactions, emphasizing conspiracy theories promoted by Trump’s close allies.

At the same time, they have highlighted cold or cynical reactions of citizens to Kerk’s death.

“The RT was directly engaged in the reproduction of hard or provocative American comments, often pointing out conservative influenchers,” said Emerson Brooking, director of strategy at the Digital Forensic Research Lab of Atlantic Council.

Media and commentators in Russia have promoted narratives focusing on Moscow, with some arguing that Kerk was assassinated by Ukraine because of his opposition to American aid to Kiev – allegations reminiscent of corresponding theories of his 20th attempted murder.

At the same time, other countries, such as Iran and China, did not stay out of the “play” of misinformation:

Iranian officials attributed the murder to Israel, while Chinese media and supporters promoted false allegations that maximize US internal divisions, according to Newsguard, a company that evaluates news websites.

Some foreign media have reinforced conspiracy theories or false allegations that were widely released after the murder.

Chinese websites, for example, adopted false allegations by the fact that the suspect, Tyler Robinson, had contributed to one of Trump’s campaigns or that he was a proven fan of white defender Nick Fuentes, as well as theories of a wider conspiracy anti -Semites.

Brooking said Russian propagandists could have been so strongly mobilized because there was a large volume of information, available and because the murder occurred at about 9 pm. Moscow time.

However, these Russian efforts probably had little results, said Professor Darren Linville of the University of Klemson, who is monitoring the production of content from Russian Troll accounts.

Although Utah’s ruler, Spencer Cox (Republican), warned last week that Russian and Chinese BOT accounts are intensifying the US divisions, Linville said the main cause of the conflict was internal.

“I wish I could tell you that the Russians or the Chinese are,” he said. “Unfortunately, it is exclusively our work.”