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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.
How Ted Cruz ended up sharing Russian far-right propaganda to attack the US military
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