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Yes, which is why Russian propaganda is more concerned about muddying the waters than constructing any particular narrative.
by istjohn 6y ago
Yes, which is why Russian propaganda is more concerned about muddying the waters than constructing any particular narrative.
- asdff 6y agoAlso, they realized how to take advantage of potential energy. Give groups a nudge, and they will write their own propaganda and circulate it, and it snowballs from there. I read a recent interview from someone working in the Internet Research Agency, and they said they don't even bother making content themselves anymore, they just try to push and amplify what's already there at the bottom of the fish tank and it works just as well.
- jay3ss 6y agoDo you have a link to the interview? I'd like to give it a read too
- blaser-waffle 6y agoTo further this point, a RAND Corp study: "The Russian 'Firehose of Falsehood' Propaganda Model: Why It Might Work and Options to Counter It" https://www.rand.org/pubs/perspectives/PE198.html https://www.rand.org/pubs/perspectives/PE198.html