NATO says it sees sharp rise in Russian disinformation since Crimea seizure
Source: Reuters
NATO accused Russia of escalating a disinformation campaign since the Kremlin's 2014 seizure of Ukraine's Crimea region, saying Russian websites such as Sputnik and RT had posted false stories, the alliance's spokeswoman said on Saturday.
There is increasing concern among senior NATO and European Union officials over Russia's ability to use television and the Internet to spread what they say is fake news.
The defense alliance of 28 democracies says it has recorded more than a score of Russian myths in the last two years which it has attempted to knock down with factsheets, interviews, rebuttals and videos.
"NATO has been dealing with a significant increase in Russian propaganda and disinformation since Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014," spokeswoman Oana Lungescu said in an email.
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Other than that, it's a great idea.
Zapping 'em back to the stone age, I haven't seen television that cool since the Bush/Cheney production of "Shock-n-Awe".
(kidding, as I'm sure you are too)
