Democratic activists are ramping up their attempts to sway voters in key battleground states with a new network of so-called “fake news” websites ahead of the November midterm elections, according to a report by a news media watchdog.

The report by analysts at NewsGuard, a for-profit media rating service founded by veterans of Court TV and the Wall Street Journal, says a network of news sites tied to the American Independent began publishing articles in the past few months targeting readers in Arizona, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania.