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Factory of lies /

Russia has launched a systematic disinformation campaign about the US and Europe. Fake news created by so called troll factories promote disintegration and division in these countries. Facebook recently identified and closed 470 extremely active Russian profiles, which were trying to disrupt the Ame...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Gottschau, Jakob (Director, Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Sausalito, CA : Film Platform, 2018.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Fake news > Political aspects.
Propaganda, Russian > United States.
Propaganda, Russian > Europe.
Elections > Corrupt practices > United States.
Fausses nouvelles > Aspect politique.
Propagande russe > États-Unis.
Propagande russe > Europe.
Corruption électorale > États-Unis.
Elections > Corrupt practices
Propaganda, Russian
Europe
United States
documentary film.
Documentary films
Feature films
Nonfiction films
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Documentaires.
Films autres que de fiction.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Russia has launched a systematic disinformation campaign about the US and Europe. Fake news created by so called troll factories promote disintegration and division in these countries. Facebook recently identified and closed 470 extremely active Russian profiles, which were trying to disrupt the American electoral process.Young activists and journalists on both sides of the new digital iron curtain are fighting to debunk the disinformation. 27-year-old Andrey Soshnikov, a journalist from Russia has for the last 4 years debunked fake news and he was the first to expose the infamous troll factory in St. Petersburg.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed April 30, 2021).
Physical Description:1 online resource (59 minutes)
Playing Time:00:58:38