Operation InfeKtion: How Russia Perfected the Art of War | NYT Opinion

Why HN readers recommended it

HN commenters recommend it as a clear explanation of how disinformation campaigns work and where today's tactics came from.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

New York Times Opinion

Topic

soviet disinformation

Format

documentary

Level

general

HN recommenders in dataset

3

HN mentions in dataset

9

Recommendation years in dataset

2019–2022

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From the original HN conversations

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• > I don't understand why the BDS movement against Israel gets so much attention when stuff like this, or worse, regularly occurs in China. The reason could be echoes of old Soviet influence campaigns directed against Israel [1] [2]. Once you get an idea lodged …

• > I think the best thing that can be done is wait 1-2 generations; by then nobody will believe anything they see in the media or in social networks. That's not the best thing, that's the worst thing . The goal of disinformation campaigns is …

• Yes it was. We've had disinformation since at-least the cold war. Probably the best example is the idea that AIDS was created by the U.S. government. The New York Times made a great documentary on disinformation: [VIDEO] Well worth a watch IMO