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Russian propaganda tactics have invaded our country.
We need to know what other influence they have had.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firehose_of_falsehood
#ReleaseTheRussiaReport #LiesLiesLies
We need to know what other influence they have had.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firehose_of_falsehood
#ReleaseTheRussiaReport #LiesLiesLies
'Traditional counterpropaganda efforts are ineffective against this technique. As researchers at RAND put it, "Don't expect to counter the firehose of falsehood with the squirt gun of truth."'
Suggested countermeasures:
repeating the counter information
providing an alternative story to fill in the gaps created when false "facts" are removed
forewarning people about propaganda, highlighting the ways propagandists manipulate public opinion
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repeating the counter information providing an alternative story to fill in the gaps created when false "facts" are removed forewarning people about propaganda, highlighting the ways propagandists manipulate public opinion...
countering the effects of propaganda, rather than the propaganda itself; for example, to counter propaganda that undermines support for a cause, work to boost support for that cause rather than refuting the propaganda directly....
turning off the flow by enlisting the aid of Internet service providers and social media services, and conducting electronic warfare and cyberspace operations (good luck with Facebook, though 
)
"Researchers at the German Marshall Fund suggest, among other things, being careful not to repeat or amplify the original false claim; repeating a false story, even to refute it, makes people more likely to believe it."
'Another way to combat disinformation is to respond quickly as events unfold and be the first to tell the story.'
So, for example, we should remind people of what was going on in care homes back at the beginning of all of this. The lack of PPE, the lack of testing, patients discharged with no tests. We should offer a narrative on how care should have a better funding settlement, ...
