Russia has spent decades trying to undermine the United States' role on the world stage. And it has gone to desperate lengths, especially spreading disinformation among Americans.
This report details how they have tried and where they have succeeded.
Most recently, Russia has been spreading strategic disinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic in order to sow dissent among Americans. The Kremlin propaganda machine sees the pandemic as an opportunity to create animosity in the West in order to undermine American values of democracy and liberty.
Learn more about their tactics with this resource by the Free Russia Foundation.
THE PANDEMIC: ANTI-WESTERN RHETORIC AND INFORMATION CAMPAIGN BY THE KREMLIN-CONTROLLED RUSSIAN MEDIA