The Soviets Perfected the Art of Creating Disinformation or “Fake News”, Says Dr. Jeffery Whippo

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The Soviets Perfected the Art of Creating
Disinformation or Fake News, Says Dr. Jeffery
Whippo
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Jeffery Whippo Explains Disinformation and Its
Origin

• According to Jeffery Whippo, Disinformation is
  the deliberate spread of misleading information
  designed to deceive.
• The word is derived from translation of the
  Russian word dezinformatsiya, which is taken from
  the title of a KGB black propaganda department.
• The usage of the word in relation to a Russian
  tactical weapon started in 1923, when the Deputy
  Chairman of the KGB-precursor the State Political
  Directorate (GPU), Józef Unszlicht, called for
  the foundation of "a special disinformation
  office to conduct active intelligence
  operations".
• The GPU was the first organization in the Soviet
  Union to utilize the term disinformation for
  their intelligence tactics.
• In 1952, the Great Soviet Encyclopedia defined
  disinformation as false information with the
  intention to deceive public opinion".

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The 7 Commandments of Dezinformatsiya Mapped Out
By the Soviets

• Jeffery Whippo shares that The Soviets perfected
  the art of creating disinformation or fake news
  and even mapped out the 7 commandments of
  dezinformatsiya.
• Look for cracks in target societies or
  environments
• Create a bigger than life lie
• Wrap that lie around a kernel of truth
• Conceal your hand
• Find yourself a useful idiot
• Deny everything
• Play the long game

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More About the Soviet Utilization of
Disinformation

• Jeff Whippo highlights The Soviet utilization of
  disinformation, which is well-known throughout
  the world, specifically during World War II and
  the Cold War.
• For example, Operation INFEKTION was a
  disinformation campaign led by the Soviet KGB to
  influence world opinion that the United States of
  America had invented the virus AIDS.

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The Word Disinformation Gained Prevalence
between 1980s-90s

• It wasnt until the 1980s that the word
  disinformation started to appear in English
  dictionaries.
• The words utilization increased on the English
  tongue in 1986.
• This is when it was revealed that the Ronald
  Reagan Administration in the U.S. had used
  disinformation in a campaign against then Libyan
  dictator Muammar Gaddafi (Biagi, 2014), and still
  wasnt prevalent in the English vocabulary until
  the 1990s.

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Thank YouJeffery Whippo