How the CCP Is Trying to Influence the US Election

A Chinese guard stand at his post at the National Museum in Beijing. A U.S. intelligence report last year revealed that the CCP is more willing to interfere in U.S. elections now than in previous cycles. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

This text appeared in the ‘Top Story’ email newsletter sent on Oct. 19, 2024.

Entities backed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) are creating thousands of social media profiles impersonating Americans in an attempt to sway the 2024 presidential election.

What separates these newer profiles from other China-based efforts to sow discord online is that they appear to be tailor-made to appeal to target demographics, and a few have found viral success, according to the findings of a report by Graphika, a social network analysis company.