An all-encompassing Russian disinformation campaign is using everything from bots to lifestyle influencers to powerful state-run media to sow division in the United States.
  • Bassman1805@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    I saw a post where someone was listing the reasons Texas would do better as an independent country, they were talking about its economy, freedoms, whatever…

    And the fact that it has “warm water ports”, which is a hot button topic for one country and pretty much nobody else…

    • Justas🇱🇹@sh.itjust.works
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      6 months ago

      As someone who has been dealing with Russian propaganda, it works in one of two ways:

      Way I: divide and divide

      1. Find an issue that divides your enemy.

      2. Amplify fringe voice on the issue, make the most divisive element into the most vocal one.

      3. Once the fringe becomes more popular, amplify the opposing voice to grant legitimacy to the fringe elements.

      4. Watch the fireworks.

      Notable examples: environmental movements in the west, antivax, Black/Blue Lives Matter

      Way II: post modernist bullshit

      1. We are maybe right

      2. We are maybe wrong

      3. You can’t trust us

      4. You can’t trust them

      5. You can’t trust anyone or anything

      6. Nothing can be true or can ever be verified

      Harder to point at examples, but if anything becomes an issue that’s talked about you will see a lot of articles that talk a lot and say little to muddy the waters and make the public doubt the truth.