Russia, China, and Iran are using media outlets under their control, as well as inauthentic social media accounts, bots, or fake online publications to escalate tensions among American students and in the US overall amid protests in university towns over the situation in the Gaza Strip, according to The New York Times. The New York Times spoke with researchers who have identified both overt and covert efforts by Russia, China, and Iran to amplify protests in the US since their inception. Experts did not find direct attempts to organize protests or provoke violence. Instead, the focus was on hi…