Once a Sheriffβs Deputy in Florida, Now a Source of Disinformation From Russia NYT: Technology By: Steven Lee Myers 29 May 2024 at 10:00 In 2016, Russia used an army of trolls to interfere in the U.S. presidential election. This year, an American given asylum in Moscow may be accomplishing much the same thing all by himself. Β© Alexander Zemlianichenko/Associated PressJohn Mark Dougan, who has been granted asylum in Moscow, above, has become a key player in the Kremlinβs information operations against the West.