This article examines the reception and dissemination of ‘maligninformation influence’ (MII) in a liberal democracy; informationsponsored by authoritarian regimes or other hostile actors andprojected through international broadcasting outlets acrossborders. The study contributes to the scarce research on thereception of narratives transmitted by the Russian statesupported media platforms RT and Sputnik, exposingcharacteristics, political attitudes, and sharing behaviors of RT/Sputnik consumers. A nationwide, representative survey (n: 3033)from November 2020 revealed a surprisingly high number ofSwedish RT/Sputnik consumers (7%), with an overrepresentationof young, men and supports of non-parliamentarian parties andthe right wing, nationalist Sweden Democratic Party. Theseconsumers are somewhat more willing than non-consumers todisseminate news on social media and in real life despite beingdistrustful of the sources. The findings strengthen previousresearch in demonstrating the attractiveness of identity grievancenarratives among alternative media consumers, yet the resultsshow that RT/Sputnik consumers also aligned with narratives thatcontrasts with national security policy. They state less trust inpoliticians, institutions, the media, news, and journalism, yet arecomparatively prone to share unreliable or untrue news contenton social media and in real life. The analysis thus identified asection of media consumers who can function as vehicles for thedissemination of MII. The article contributes to the underresearched problem of the potential of MII to take root andprovides a basis for future qualitative research that can refine andprovide nuance to the knowledge of reception of MII.