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Cruz shared a video comparing Russian and US army recruitment ads, and called the US Army emasculated.
An expert on far-right disinformation has traced the meme to pro-Russian, far-right networks.
Conservatives have long shared material originating from far-right networks to attack liberals.
A video shared by Texas Sen. Ted Cruz last week to attack the US military for being woke and emasculated originated from pro-Russian, anti-American far-right social media networks, experts on extremist propaganda have told Insider.
The video, which had been initially uploaded to TikTok, sought to unfavorably compare a US military recruitment ad to a Russian army one. The US Army clip featured an animation telling of a female corporal s life, while the Russian ad used masculine tropes, featuring fighter jets and shirtless men doing pushups.
Nevada Republicans launch investigation into their party over claims members recruited Proud Boys to vote to censure secretary of state who refused to challenge Biden s win
Nevada Republican Party voted last month to censure Republican Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske for failing to investigate election fraud
This week, the Clark County Republican Party, along with Republicans in the state Senate, called for a review of the vote
Comes after report Nevada Republican Party added about 40 people, including activists with extremist ties, to its membership the day of the censure vote
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