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Facebook Is Still In Denial About Fake News
October 31, 2017, 1:42 PM EDT Mark Zuckerberg’s company is trying to tell Congress—and the American public—that its ads are not especially effective. By Max Chafkin This afternoon—after months of...
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The ‘Tigress of Kyiv’, Amina Okueva, Assassinated In Ukraine
This could have only been the Russians or their Chechen proxies. The Russians are believed to have previously tried assassinating Amina Okueva and her husband, Adam Osmayev, in June 2017. This time...
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Thousands attended protest organized by Russians on Facebook
BY ALI BRELAND – 10/31/17 01:15 PM EDT Thousands of Americans attended a march last November organized by a Russian group that used social media to interfere in the 2016 election. The demonstration in...
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America needs a strategy before Russia meddles in 2018 elections
BY MICHÈLE FLOURNOY, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 10/31/17 04:00 PM EDT THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL Congress has summoned executives from Facebook, Google,...
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The man allegedly behind Russia’s ‘troll factory’ is reportedly trying to buy...
Novaya Gazeta 07:49, 31 october 2017 Evgeny Prigozhin, the rumored creator of Russia’s infamous “troll factory,” is reportedly planning to buy the news websites Fontanka and Delovoi Petersburg....
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An Update On Information Operations On Facebook
By Alex Stamos, Chief Security Officer There have been a lot of questions since the 2016 US election about Russian interference in the electoral process. In April we published a white paper that...
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The Fake Americans Russia Created to Influence the Election
By SCOTT SHANE SEPT. 7, 2017 Sometimes an international offensive begins with a few shots that draw little notice. So it was last year when Melvin Redick of Harrisburg, Pa., a friendly-looking American...
View ArticleRussia Denies Assassination Attempt, Other Russians Conveniently Corroborate
This is PROBABLY one of the most ridiculous denials ever made by Russia. How do I know that Russia did it? Because they’ve not only denied it, they’ve offered alternative theories already. Not...
View ArticleWhy Americans are such easy targets for trolls and bots
This post contains some very controversial ideas, which many Americans may not accept or even understand. To fully grasp the concepts promulgated in this article, one must be flexible, open-minded,...
View ArticleIntegrating Cyber and Electronic Warfare
March 5, 2018 By Sam Cohen Combining capabilities creates effective defense and offense. To succeed in the battlespace of the future and to ensure combat superiority over peer adversaries, the U.S....
View ArticleHow ISIS And Russia Won Friends And Manufactured Crowds
The Islamic State built a global brand using the power of social media. Now, Russia is following a similar playbook—and it’s all too easy. AUTHOR: RENEE DIRESTA BY RENEE DIRESTA SINCE NOVEMBER 2016, a...
View ArticleRohrabacher under fire over Russia ties
Initially, I thought this story was all about National Security and ousting a Russophile in Congress, but alas, it’s all about politics. I guess the safety of the nation is less important than which...
View ArticleThe Russians Who Exposed Russia’s Trolls
I believe it is right to praise those stalwart journalists who helped expose the troll factory and much of the propaganda machine of Russia. However, I can’t forget that they mostly still live in...
View ArticleRussian information warfare is not slowing down
At least once a week I hope to remind the online world that Russian trolls, most likely from the ‘Troll Factory”, are still hard at work. The rest of the Russian information warfare machine continues...
View ArticleRussia / Strategy Ad Hoc Media Update (21)
Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. </End editorial> Russia’s descent into the abyss continues – and notably a remarkable fraction of global mayhem is being actively...
View ArticleStrategy / History / Capability Ad Hoc Update (12)
Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting </end editorial> Some very interesting reports this week: More on machine intelligence, quantum computing, and low cost hyperspectral...
View ArticleInteresting Propaganda and Placement – The Daily Caller
At first, I didn’t want to touch this as the Daily Caller is biased way to the right. I read several dozen tweets about this from Democrats and then saw the “Never Trump” Republicans jumping on board....
View ArticleRussian Terrorists Charged With Planned Attack On Downtown Kiev
The translation is a little bit rough, but Russia appears to be ramping up the pressure on Ukraine by planning, preparing, and equipping a ‘terrorist’ attack on downtown Kiev. The article goes on to...
View ArticleRussia as a “Victim of Western Aggression”
8 March 2018 | Disinformation Review Russophobia spewed out by Washington, the Pentagon, NATO and the European Union has created the worst crisis in relations with Russia since the Cold War.” “The main...
View ArticleTreat Russia Like the Terrorist It Is
Whether the Skripal poisoning can be conclusively pinned on Moscow is beside the point. By Eli Lake March 9, 2018, 4:00 AM EST It’s too soon to conclude whether the former Russian double agent Sergei...
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