Inside the KGB Disinformation Handbook: Former KGB Agent Jack Barsky

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“During the Cold War, the KGB manufactured a bunch of falsehoods and sort-of introduced those falsehoods via willing helpers, such as left-leaning magazines and brands that were still respected. And the ability of the KGB was limited, because how do you do damage to society, to the workings of a society you don't really understand? …But nowadays, the Russian intelligence and also the Chinese intelligence - they know how this country works and they know how to destroy it. And, when we're talking about this kind of psychological warfare, we are incredibly vulnerable to it - again, because we don't have the critical thinking ability to judge what's true and what's not or what might not be true. If it's planted and if it's known by many to be the truth, we’ll say, ‘Oh, it’s got to be true,’ right? And the media doesn't help. Even well-meaning journalists in the mainstream media very often fall victim to these falsehoods that are being spread.” - Jack Barsky