John Mark Dugan, a former Palm Beach County deputy sheriff, became an active propagandist after fleeing to Moscow. He is financed by a Moscow institute created by the ideologist of the Russian world Oleksandr Dugin. This was discovered by specialists from the Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security.

Currently, Dugan is focused on discrediting US Vice President Kamala Harris, creating fakes and disinformation to weaken the Democratic Party ahead of the US elections. His contact at the Center for Geopolitical Expertise, Valerii Korovin, has been personally noted by Putin, and investigations have shown that Moscow is using fake news and artificial intelligence to influence US voters, created with the active participation of Dugan.

Such disinformation is intended to undermine trust in American leaders, sow discord among citizens, and increase the chances of candidates loyal to Russian interests coming to power. It is part of a broader campaign to spread Russian influence and weaken U.S. democratic institutions.