Thread by @SmartEconomy

@AtlanticCouncil they really want to bring Russian propagandists to justice. How does #StopFake help with this? For this, analysts analyzed about 10,000 articles in the top 10 Russian mass media, as well as 9,000 fact-checking materials of projects @EUvsDisinfo & StopFake
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The well-known American think tank Atlantic Council published a report on how Russian propaganda brainwashed its own population (and the Ukrainian population as well) from 2014 until the start of the full-scale invasion. Key takeaways here:

atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-resea…
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Here are the most popular narratives from the research:
📌 "Ukrainian army carries terror"
📌 "Ukraine did not exist as a state"
📌 "Ukrainians are Nazis"
📌 "Reforms in Ukraine are directed against the Russians"
📌 "Russia is not an aggressor"
📌 "Ukraine supports terrorism"
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The crime of military aggression usually involves informational preparation for it. Therefore, according to Atlantic Council analysts, propaganda and disinformation can be proof that the Russian authorities were preparing for the invasion.
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