If a country tries to spread fake news about another country or a group of countries, like the EU, what does the other country gain?
In this example, what is the effect if the EU is being destabilized and its people lose faith in it? What does the aggressor gain in this scenario?
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Russian funded disinformation on the covid-19 vaccines is a good example. Many famous YouTube channels were offered money to promote alternative medicines, or discredit the Anglo vaccines. I cannot recall the company, which was based in the UK, and had a Russian partner who funded this dangerous campaign. It was shut down, after one of the YouTubers made a viral video explaining the offer, and background of the company.
In summary, Russia wins as the West scrambles in messy in-fighting due to disinformation.
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