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Russian bots, as opposed to American bots, the latter of which are, of course, the good guys /s

I think you are bit outdated now. Those are same bots.

There does not appear to be a comparable operation by the US to plant entirely fake stores. Unless you count Truth Social, I suppose.

With the exception of NPR and PBS, most American institutions dedicated to planting fake stories are not government controlled.