1/ Part of the Department of State, the GEC is the U.S. Government& #39;s dedicated center for countering foreign propaganda.

This report provides an overview of Russia’s disinformation tactics to heighten awareness and aid those who are committed to countering these malign efforts.
2/ By exposing Russia& #39;s tactics, allies in this fight can conduct further analysis and thereby increase collective resilience to disinformation and propaganda.

In line with that goal, this report provides an overview of Russia& #39;s disinformation and propaganda ecosystem.
3/ Russia’s disinformation and propaganda ecosystem consists of five main pillars:

PI - https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⛰️" title="Berg" aria-label="Emoji: Berg"> - Official Communications
PII - https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌳" title="Laubbaum" aria-label="Emoji: Laubbaum"> - State-Funded Media
PIII - https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💧" title="Tröpfchen" aria-label="Emoji: Tröpfchen">- Proxy Sources
PIV - https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔥" title="Feuer" aria-label="Emoji: Feuer">- Weaponization of Social Media
PV - https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚙️" title="Zahnrad" aria-label="Emoji: Zahnrad"> - Cyber-Enabled Disinformation
4/ Pillar I - https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⛰️" title="Berg" aria-label="Emoji: Berg"> - Official Communications

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⛰️" title="Berg" aria-label="Emoji: Berg">Kremlin or Ministry statement
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⛰️" title="Berg" aria-label="Emoji: Berg">Official Russian social media post
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⛰️" title="Berg" aria-label="Emoji: Berg">Statement or quote by senior Russian official
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⛰️" title="Berg" aria-label="Emoji: Berg">Connection to Russia: Visible
5/ Pillar II - https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌳" title="Laubbaum" aria-label="Emoji: Laubbaum"> - State-Funded Media

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌳" title="Laubbaum" aria-label="Emoji: Laubbaum">State-funded, foreign-facing media
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌳" title="Laubbaum" aria-label="Emoji: Laubbaum">State-funded, domestic-facing media
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌳" title="Laubbaum" aria-label="Emoji: Laubbaum">Foreign-based, Russian state-funded media
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌳" title="Laubbaum" aria-label="Emoji: Laubbaum">International Russian socio-cultural institutions
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌳" title="Laubbaum" aria-label="Emoji: Laubbaum">Connection to Russia: Somewhat Visible
5/ Pillar II - https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable= - State-Funded Mediahttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌳" title="Laubbaum" aria-label="Emoji: Laubbaum">State-funded, foreign-facing mediahttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌳" title="Laubbaum" aria-label="Emoji: Laubbaum">State-funded, domestic-facing mediahttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌳" title="Laubbaum" aria-label="Emoji: Laubbaum">Foreign-based, Russian state-funded mediahttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌳" title="Laubbaum" aria-label="Emoji: Laubbaum">International Russian socio-cultural institutionshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌳" title="Laubbaum" aria-label="Emoji: Laubbaum">Connection to Russia: Somewhat Visible" title="5/ Pillar II - https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌳" title="Laubbaum" aria-label="Emoji: Laubbaum"> - State-Funded Mediahttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌳" title="Laubbaum" aria-label="Emoji: Laubbaum">State-funded, foreign-facing mediahttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌳" title="Laubbaum" aria-label="Emoji: Laubbaum">State-funded, domestic-facing mediahttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌳" title="Laubbaum" aria-label="Emoji: Laubbaum">Foreign-based, Russian state-funded mediahttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌳" title="Laubbaum" aria-label="Emoji: Laubbaum">International Russian socio-cultural institutionshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌳" title="Laubbaum" aria-label="Emoji: Laubbaum">Connection to Russia: Somewhat Visible">
5/ Pillar II - https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable= - State-Funded Mediahttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌳" title="Laubbaum" aria-label="Emoji: Laubbaum">State-funded, foreign-facing mediahttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌳" title="Laubbaum" aria-label="Emoji: Laubbaum">State-funded, domestic-facing mediahttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌳" title="Laubbaum" aria-label="Emoji: Laubbaum">Foreign-based, Russian state-funded mediahttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌳" title="Laubbaum" aria-label="Emoji: Laubbaum">International Russian socio-cultural institutionshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌳" title="Laubbaum" aria-label="Emoji: Laubbaum">Connection to Russia: Somewhat Visible" title="5/ Pillar II - https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌳" title="Laubbaum" aria-label="Emoji: Laubbaum"> - State-Funded Mediahttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌳" title="Laubbaum" aria-label="Emoji: Laubbaum">State-funded, foreign-facing mediahttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌳" title="Laubbaum" aria-label="Emoji: Laubbaum">State-funded, domestic-facing mediahttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌳" title="Laubbaum" aria-label="Emoji: Laubbaum">Foreign-based, Russian state-funded mediahttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌳" title="Laubbaum" aria-label="Emoji: Laubbaum">International Russian socio-cultural institutionshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌳" title="Laubbaum" aria-label="Emoji: Laubbaum">Connection to Russia: Somewhat Visible">
6/ Pillar III - https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💧" title="Tröpfchen" aria-label="Emoji: Tröpfchen">- Proxy Sources

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💧" title="Tröpfchen" aria-label="Emoji: Tröpfchen">Russia-aligned outlets with global reach
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💧" title="Tröpfchen" aria-label="Emoji: Tröpfchen">Local language-specific outlets
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💧" title="Tröpfchen" aria-label="Emoji: Tröpfchen">Witting proliferators of Russian narratives
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💧" title="Tröpfchen" aria-label="Emoji: Tröpfchen">Unwitting proliferators of Russian narratives
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💧" title="Tröpfchen" aria-label="Emoji: Tröpfchen">Foreign state narrative amplification
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💧" title="Tröpfchen" aria-label="Emoji: Tröpfchen">Connection to Russia: Obscured
6/ Pillar III - https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=- Proxy Sourceshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💧" title="Tröpfchen" aria-label="Emoji: Tröpfchen">Russia-aligned outlets with global reachhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💧" title="Tröpfchen" aria-label="Emoji: Tröpfchen">Local language-specific outletshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💧" title="Tröpfchen" aria-label="Emoji: Tröpfchen">Witting proliferators of Russian narrativeshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💧" title="Tröpfchen" aria-label="Emoji: Tröpfchen">Unwitting proliferators of Russian narrativeshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💧" title="Tröpfchen" aria-label="Emoji: Tröpfchen">Foreign state narrative amplificationhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💧" title="Tröpfchen" aria-label="Emoji: Tröpfchen">Connection to Russia: Obscured" title="6/ Pillar III - https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💧" title="Tröpfchen" aria-label="Emoji: Tröpfchen">- Proxy Sourceshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💧" title="Tröpfchen" aria-label="Emoji: Tröpfchen">Russia-aligned outlets with global reachhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💧" title="Tröpfchen" aria-label="Emoji: Tröpfchen">Local language-specific outletshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💧" title="Tröpfchen" aria-label="Emoji: Tröpfchen">Witting proliferators of Russian narrativeshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💧" title="Tröpfchen" aria-label="Emoji: Tröpfchen">Unwitting proliferators of Russian narrativeshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💧" title="Tröpfchen" aria-label="Emoji: Tröpfchen">Foreign state narrative amplificationhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💧" title="Tröpfchen" aria-label="Emoji: Tröpfchen">Connection to Russia: Obscured">
6/ Pillar III - https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=- Proxy Sourceshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💧" title="Tröpfchen" aria-label="Emoji: Tröpfchen">Russia-aligned outlets with global reachhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💧" title="Tröpfchen" aria-label="Emoji: Tröpfchen">Local language-specific outletshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💧" title="Tröpfchen" aria-label="Emoji: Tröpfchen">Witting proliferators of Russian narrativeshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💧" title="Tröpfchen" aria-label="Emoji: Tröpfchen">Unwitting proliferators of Russian narrativeshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💧" title="Tröpfchen" aria-label="Emoji: Tröpfchen">Foreign state narrative amplificationhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💧" title="Tröpfchen" aria-label="Emoji: Tröpfchen">Connection to Russia: Obscured" title="6/ Pillar III - https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💧" title="Tröpfchen" aria-label="Emoji: Tröpfchen">- Proxy Sourceshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💧" title="Tröpfchen" aria-label="Emoji: Tröpfchen">Russia-aligned outlets with global reachhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💧" title="Tröpfchen" aria-label="Emoji: Tröpfchen">Local language-specific outletshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💧" title="Tröpfchen" aria-label="Emoji: Tröpfchen">Witting proliferators of Russian narrativeshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💧" title="Tröpfchen" aria-label="Emoji: Tröpfchen">Unwitting proliferators of Russian narrativeshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💧" title="Tröpfchen" aria-label="Emoji: Tröpfchen">Foreign state narrative amplificationhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💧" title="Tröpfchen" aria-label="Emoji: Tröpfchen">Connection to Russia: Obscured">
7/ Pillar IV - https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔥" title="Feuer" aria-label="Emoji: Feuer">- Weaponization of Social Media

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔥" title="Feuer" aria-label="Emoji: Feuer">Infiltration of domestic conversations
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔥" title="Feuer" aria-label="Emoji: Feuer">Standing campaigns to inflame domestic discord and undermine faith in institutions
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔥" title="Feuer" aria-label="Emoji: Feuer">Amplification of protests or civil discord
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔥" title="Feuer" aria-label="Emoji: Feuer">Connection to Russia: Somewhat Denied
8/ Pillar V - https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚙️" title="Zahnrad" aria-label="Emoji: Zahnrad"> - Cyber-Enabled Disinformation

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚙️" title="Zahnrad" aria-label="Emoji: Zahnrad">Hack & Release
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚙️" title="Zahnrad" aria-label="Emoji: Zahnrad">Site capture
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚙️" title="Zahnrad" aria-label="Emoji: Zahnrad">Cloned websites
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚙️" title="Zahnrad" aria-label="Emoji: Zahnrad">Forgeries
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚙️" title="Zahnrad" aria-label="Emoji: Zahnrad">Disruption of official sources or objective media
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚙️" title="Zahnrad" aria-label="Emoji: Zahnrad">Connection to Russia: Denied
8/ Pillar V - https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable= - Cyber-Enabled Disinformationhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚙️" title="Zahnrad" aria-label="Emoji: Zahnrad">Hack & Releasehttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚙️" title="Zahnrad" aria-label="Emoji: Zahnrad">Site capturehttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚙️" title="Zahnrad" aria-label="Emoji: Zahnrad">Cloned websiteshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚙️" title="Zahnrad" aria-label="Emoji: Zahnrad">Forgerieshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚙️" title="Zahnrad" aria-label="Emoji: Zahnrad">Disruption of official sources or objective mediahttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚙️" title="Zahnrad" aria-label="Emoji: Zahnrad">Connection to Russia: Denied" title="8/ Pillar V - https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚙️" title="Zahnrad" aria-label="Emoji: Zahnrad"> - Cyber-Enabled Disinformationhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚙️" title="Zahnrad" aria-label="Emoji: Zahnrad">Hack & Releasehttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚙️" title="Zahnrad" aria-label="Emoji: Zahnrad">Site capturehttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚙️" title="Zahnrad" aria-label="Emoji: Zahnrad">Cloned websiteshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚙️" title="Zahnrad" aria-label="Emoji: Zahnrad">Forgerieshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚙️" title="Zahnrad" aria-label="Emoji: Zahnrad">Disruption of official sources or objective mediahttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚙️" title="Zahnrad" aria-label="Emoji: Zahnrad">Connection to Russia: Denied">
8/ Pillar V - https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable= - Cyber-Enabled Disinformationhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚙️" title="Zahnrad" aria-label="Emoji: Zahnrad">Hack & Releasehttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚙️" title="Zahnrad" aria-label="Emoji: Zahnrad">Site capturehttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚙️" title="Zahnrad" aria-label="Emoji: Zahnrad">Cloned websiteshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚙️" title="Zahnrad" aria-label="Emoji: Zahnrad">Forgerieshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚙️" title="Zahnrad" aria-label="Emoji: Zahnrad">Disruption of official sources or objective mediahttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚙️" title="Zahnrad" aria-label="Emoji: Zahnrad">Connection to Russia: Denied" title="8/ Pillar V - https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚙️" title="Zahnrad" aria-label="Emoji: Zahnrad"> - Cyber-Enabled Disinformationhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚙️" title="Zahnrad" aria-label="Emoji: Zahnrad">Hack & Releasehttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚙️" title="Zahnrad" aria-label="Emoji: Zahnrad">Site capturehttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚙️" title="Zahnrad" aria-label="Emoji: Zahnrad">Cloned websiteshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚙️" title="Zahnrad" aria-label="Emoji: Zahnrad">Forgerieshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚙️" title="Zahnrad" aria-label="Emoji: Zahnrad">Disruption of official sources or objective mediahttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚙️" title="Zahnrad" aria-label="Emoji: Zahnrad">Connection to Russia: Denied">
9/ To demonstrate the way this ecosystem works to amplify false narratives, the GEC included a case study around the fabricated claim that COVID-19 is a US bioweapon.

Thread. https://twitter.com/ContextFall/status/1295229248005976067?s=19">https://twitter.com/ContextFa...
10/ The Kremlin invests massively in outlets that masquerade as news sites to spread false narratives.

Some of these "Proxy Sources" are profiled here.

Thread. https://twitter.com/ContextFall/status/1295228903628382209?s=19">https://twitter.com/ContextFa...
12/ Commonly referred to as "Active Measures", these political warfare methods utilize propaganda to add aggression into the national discourse.

We increase resiliency to these techniques through recognition and understanding, which is why this report is so important.
13/ Studies have shown that "Troll Farm" posts exhibited engagement which was significantly higher than platform benchmarks.

They also found these operations grew more and more effective over time.

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