Thread:#Biden NY Post is a Kremlin "deza": disinformation. This tactic has a long history. During the Cold War, the KGB HQs worldwide injected "deza" into the public information space via Western mass media, often obscure newrepublic.com/article/142344…
For instance, in 1964, a conspiracy theory about JFK assassinations was fabricated by Newsweek correspondent with the KGB help. In 1983, a small Indian newspaper started a rumor that the U.S. government manufactured the AIDS virus. cia.gov/library/center…
3. These days, newspapers, tabloids and social media are all weaponized and used to inject the message into the public space. A false accusation is produced, visceral images (visual/verbal) are used, often with graphic sexual content, as in the case with Hunter Biden's laptop.
4. The accusation is circulated on social media. Kremlin-funded bots and trolls push hashtags/topic. See the hashtag trending now.
5. Mainstream media reports the story as journalists feel the pressure to reflect breaking events for ratings. It is echoed by many outlets.
6. A public discussion ensues. Experts, prominent public figures, laymen join in with opinions, repeating the story until it becomes common knowledge.
7. After a certain number of repetitions, the negative emotional response is formed. The individuals or groups, targeted by the propagandist, are compromised.
8. Even if/when the fake is debunked, the negative associations stay. It is an irrational reaction. The goal is not to prove that accusation is true. The goal is to create a subconscious association. This tactic is called "rotten herring."
9. I have been writing and talking about these tactics since 2015. Here are some basics:
https://twitter.com/ZarinaZabrisky/status/1308763490719465474
10. Other tactics: bylinetimes.com/2020/03/04/big…
11. We are at war (called "gray zone" war, a "mind war", a "hybrid war" etc) and we are losing it because we don't acknowledge the aggression. Journalists, debunk the strategies and tactics, not false accusations. Otherwise, you are helping the aggressor.
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