Irina Van Dusen is chief of the Russian Service of the Voice of America, which runs the Russian-language television news program “Current Time America.” NBC News
NBC: One tiny corner of the U.S. government pushes back against Russian disinformation
Polygraph is part of a small U.S. government effort to counter the Russian propaganda machine.
WASHINGTON — When reports began to emerge last month that Russian mercenaries had attacked a U.S. base in Syria, Russia issued a flat denial, and the U.S. was silent.
Then, leaked recordings surfaced on the internet.
"We've had our asses f--- kicked. So one squadron f--- lost 200 people …the Yankees knew for sure that the Russians were coming."
The tapes seemed to show Russian guns-for-hire acknowledging a crushing defeat in the Feb. 8 incident. It was an embarrassment for the Kremlin, which was forced to admit that Russian citizens had been killed by the U.S. military — something an American general later confirmed to NBC News.
With their election interference and ongoing manipulation of social media platforms like Twitter, the Russians have been regularly outfoxing America in the information realm, U.S. intelligence officials acknowledge. Who turned the tables this time?
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WNU editor: My pet peeve with the U.S. main stream media is that they avoid news stories that do not fit their own narrative. My pet peeve with Russian media is that they dump disinformation on stories that do not fit their own media. Fortunately .... there is more than enough media out there to get the story and/or alternate points of view. Unfortunately .... most of us do not have the time to locate those sources.
