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US failure to predict Taliban takeover may — in part — be because we underestimated Taliban propaganda one last time

US failure to predict Taliban takeover may — in part — be because we underestimated Taliban propaganda one last time

Posted on September 6, 2021June 29, 2022Author E RosaliePosted in Disinformation, Influence Operations

US leadership consistently underestimated the role that information operations played in the Taliban’s power. Although we identified this misstep over a decade ago, it appears we may have erred one last time.

Strategic Lies: Deliberate untruths used as a political tactic – new study

Strategic Lies: Deliberate untruths used as a political tactic – new study

Posted on April 27, 2021April 27, 2021Author Editors of Novel SciencePosted in The BlogLeave a Reply

It doesn’t matter if the lie is easily rebutted. Indeed in one sense rebuttals are part of the plan because they result in the subject of the lie being amplified and kept on, or near, the top of the news agenda. The ultimate goal of strategic lying is to have an impact on the salience of issues.

How the War on Terror Led to the Fake News Era

How the War on Terror Led to the Fake News Era

Posted on January 25, 2021August 13, 2022Author E RosaliePosted in Disinformation, InfographicsLeave a Reply

The US and UK militaries struggled with influence operations in the Middle East, so they hired SCL, a company renowned for its psychological operations (psyops). When that business ran dry, SCL looked for business elsewhere: politicians.

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