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PS 522 Week 7 Russian Disinformation after the Cold War

The people who believe Russia’s disinformation. by Tucker, J.
Slate.com (April, 2022).
Propaganda and the war against reality. by Pomerantsev, P.
University of Sheffield (March, 2020). Video Only.
Russia uses information as a weapon. by Pomerantsev, P.
Hromadske International (October, 2014). Video Only.

Russian "Active Measures" in General

U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, “Disinformation: A Primer in Russian active measures and influence campaigns (Panel I).
Govinfo.gov (March, 2017).
U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs, “Undermining Democratic Institutions and Splintering NATO: Russian Disinformation Aims
Govinfo.gov (9 March 2017).
Propaganda, disinformation, and dirty tricks: The resurgence of Russian political warfare.
Heritage Foundation (April, 2014). Video Only.
Review essay: Operation dragon: Inside the Kremlin’s secret war on America. by Alexander, G.
Studies in Intelligence (March, 2020. Vol. 65, No. 3).
" 'Kyrm Nash': An analysis of modern Russian deception warfare."
faculteitmilitairewetenschappen.nl (December, 2020). When prompted, choose the English language version.
Vladimir Putin’s Hall of Mirrors: The Russian President sees the world through the lens of maskirovka and provokatsiia, by Snyder, T.
TheAtlantic.com (February 2020).
“Review essay: We are Bellingcat: An Intelligence agency for the people," by Leonardson, J.E.
Studies in Intelligence (2021). Vol. 65(1).
Active measures: Russia’s covert geopolitical operations. by Galeotti, M.
MarshallCenter.org (June, 2019).
Anatomy of a Fake News Scandal: Inside the web of conspiracy theorists, Russian operatives, Trump campaigners and Twitter bots who manufactured the ‘news’ that Hillary Clinton ran a pizza-restaurant child-sex ring, by Robb, A.
RollingStone.com (November, 2017).
U.S. charges Russian GRU Officers with international hacking and related Influence and disinformation operations.
U.S. Department of Justice (October, 2018).

Week 7: Russian Disinformation influencing the U.S. Presidential Election of 2016

United States Senate, report of the select committee on intelligence, United States Senate, on Russian active measures campaign and interference in the 2016 U.S. Election, Volume 2: Russia’s use of social media with additional views.
Intelligence.Senate.gov (October, 2019).
Assessing Russian activities and intentions in recent elections by Priestap, B.
FBI.gov (June, 2017).
The danger of Russian disinformation. by Applebaum, A. & Lucas, E.
WashingtonPost.com (May, 2016).
The Internet research agency: Spreading disinformation by Bills, C.
SmallWarsJournal.com (October, 2020).
Donald Trump is my President!’: The Internet research agency." by Bastos, M. & Farkas, J.
journals.sagepub.com (August, 2019).
“Review essay: Two new contributions to ‘Putin studies’. by Leonardson, J.E.
Studies in Intelligence (2020). Vol. 64, (4).
Mind games: A temporal sentiment analysis of the political messages of the Internet Research Agency on facebook and twitter. by Park, S.
journals.sagepub.com (May, 2021).
Russia as a hurricane, China as climate change: Different ways of Information warfare. by Vilmer, J. & Charon, P.
WarOnTheRocks.com (January 2020).

Week 7: Russian Disinformation regarding new Russian weapons

Russia reveals giant nuclear torpedo in state TV ‘leak’.
BBC.com (November, 2015).
CIA: Leak of nuclear-armed drone sub was intentional. by Gertz, B.
The Washington Free Beacon (November, 2015).

Week 7: Russian Disinformation regarding the COVID-19 Pandemic

Study shows how Russian, Chinese disinformation about COVID-19 evolved during the pandemic. by Standish, R.
RFERL.org (December, 2021).
Typhon’s Song: Examining Russia’s employment of COVID-19 disinformation to generate disruptive effects. by Lauder, M.
SmallWarsJournal.com (December, 2020).
The rise and fall of Sputnik V: How the Kremlin used the coronavirus as a tool of information warfare. by Michlin-Shapir, V. & Khvostunova, O.
Institute of Modern Russia (October, 2021).
At the crossroads: COVID-19, racism, and disinformation, by Greenetal, M.
WilsonCenter.org (May, 2021). Video Only.
Bot holiday’: Covid disinformation down as social media pivot to Ukraine. by Schreiber, M.
TheGuardian.com (March, 2022).

Week 7: Russian Disinformation regarding Ukraine

Russia’s Top Five Persistent Disinformation Narratives.
U.S. Department of State State.gov (January 2022).
See also: https://www.state.gov/russias-top-five-persistent-disinformation-narratives/
Fact vs. Fiction: Russian Disinformation on Ukraine.
U.S. Department of State, State.gov. (January, 2022). See also: https://www.state.gov/fact-vs-fiction-russian-disinformation-on-ukraine/
Wilson smart take: On Russia’s disinformation narratives during the Ukraine-Russia border crisis. by Jankowicz, N.
WilsonCenter.org (February, 2022). Video Only
US accuses Moscow spies of working with Russian-language media outlets to spread Ukraine disinformation. by Lyngaas, S. & Cohen, Z.
CNN.com (February, 2022).
Exclusive: Sources say oligarch funded scheme to paint swastikas in Ukraine. by Hettena, S.
RollingStone.com (March, 2022).
Exploiting cadavers ’and ‘faked IEDs’: Experts debunk staged pre-war ‘provocation’ in the Donbas. by Waters, N.
Bellingcat.com (February, 2022). Video included.
Russian trolls are busted trying to undermine President Zelensky by creating FAKE Facebook profiles for AI-generated Ukrainian citizens who ‘want to escape their country’s neo-Nazi dictatorship.' by Chadwick, J.
DailyMail.co.uk (March, 2022).
A far-right battalion has a key role in Ukraine’s resistance. Its neo-Nazi history has been exploited by Putin. by John, T. & Lister, T.
CNN.com (March, 2022).
Russia’s information war Is being waged on social media platforms. by Bushwick, S.
ScientificAmerican.com (March, 2022).
Game of 'Whac-a-Mole’: Why Russian disinformation is still running amok on social media. by Paul, K.
TheGuardian.com (March, 2022).
Is Russia winning the disinformation war in Ukraine? by Stokel-Walker, C.
NewScientist.com (February, 2022).
Kremlin propaganda goes to war. by Wasiura, M.
Institute of Modern Russia (March, 2022).
Putin no longer seems like a master of disinformation. by Manjoo, F.
WashingtonPost.com (March, 2022).
The limits of Putin’s propaganda, by Lopatto, E.
WilsonCenter.org (March, 2022).
Putin’s propaganda war against his own people. by Cowan, L.
CBS News via news.yahoo.com (March, 2022).
To understand how Putin is wielding words, here's a tip: Not all propaganda aims to persuade. by Hyska, M.
Los Angeles Times via news.yahoo.com (March, 2022).
4 falsehoods Russians are told about the war. by Thompson, S.
The New York Times (March, 2022).
Hear what Russian state TV says about the destruction of Mariupol. by CNN Business
CNN.com (March, 2022).
Lacking oversight, telegram thrives in Ukraine disinformation battle.
TheMoscowTimes.com (March, 2022).
Russia instructs teachers to spread disinformation about Ukraine: Distortion of reality in schools part of a broader clampdown on information. by Van Esveld, B.
HRW.org (March, 2022).
What makes people more susceptible To Russian disinformation, per A new study. by Hale, T.
IFLScience.com (March, 2022).
Visual explainer: Russian disinformation. by Trinh, T.
VOANews.com (March, 2022). Video Only.
Russia’s state TV hit by stream of resignations. by Kirby, P.
BBC.com (March, 2022).
Putin’s parade exposed as journalists speak to ‘embarrassed and ashamed’ crowd. by Phillips, A.
Express.co.uk (March, 2022).
What it was like to work for Russian state television. by Kang, C.
New York Times (March, 2022).
Russia ramps up the crazy with ‘Biolabs’ presentation featuring Hunter Biden. by Quinn, A.
TheDailyBeast.com (March, 2022).
Russia Is lying about evidence of bioweapons labs in Ukraine, Russian biologists say.. by MacKey, R.
TheIntercept.com (March, 2022).
Moscow, ‘Bioweapons,’ and Ukraine: From Cold War ‘Active Measures’ to Putin’s war propaganda. by Selvage, D.
WilsonCenter.org (March, 2022).
The facts behind the Russian, right-wing narratives claiming Hunter Biden funded biolabs in Ukraine. by McCarthy, B.
Politifact.com (April, 2022).
The spectacular collapse of Putin’s disinformation machinery. by Southern, T.
Wired.com (March, 2022).
Russia’s disinformation playbook ripped apart. by Dettmer, J.
VOANews.com (March, 2022).
In the Ukraine conflict, fake fact-checks are being used to spread disinformation. by Silverman, C. & Kao, J.
ProPublica.org (March, 2022).
Russia’s new disinformation tactic: Fighting ‘Fake News’ with fake news. by Benjakob, O.
Haaretz.com (March, 2022).
Fact Check Team: A look at Russia's disinformation campaign by Bowens, J. & Baron, J.
WCTI12.com (March, 2022). Videos.
AFP fact check, “Ukraine Conflict” (multiple claims debunked).
factcheck.afp.com (as of March, 2022).