United 24 Media: “Russia’s propaganda machine uses a calculated strategy—dismiss, distort, distract, and dismay—to manipulate perceptions and erode trust in truth worldwide. The world is only now confronting information warfare, but Russian propaganda has been refining it for decades. The term “disinformation” itself is a product of propaganda, deliberately crafted by Joseph Stalin to sound French, giving the practice a Western origin rather than tying it to the Soviet Union. This clever linguistic maneuver was just the start of a calculated strategy to weaponize falsehoods. Nowadays, Russia uses a kind of 4 pronged strategy, coined by disinformation expert Ben Nimmo, designed to influence, confuse, and control public perception: dismiss, distort, distract, dismay. Much like the “active measures” tactics employed by the KGB during the Cold War, these instruments are aimed at influencing events, undermining adversaries, and shaping public opinion. The best way to arm oneself against them is to understand them. In this article, we dissect the common methods used to manipulate perception…”

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