A 2016 @TBIJ investigation ID'ed $540 million in transactions between the Pentagon & British PR firm, Bell Pottinger for information operations & psyops from May 2007 to Dec 2011. A similar contract for appx same annual rate, $120M, was in force in 2006, labs.thebureauinvestigates.com/fake-news-and-… 
July 2017: "It takes a certain level of cynicism to race bait South Africans to protect profits. It’s downright underhanded to hire a public relations firm to do it professionally." qz.com/africa/1023901…
The general public needs to understand how the PR industry works and its role in creating & disseminating #disinformation but the PR industry depends on the general public not understanding how they're being targeted with sophisticated messaging and PR campaigns. #disinfo2020
