The United States on Friday released a U.S. intelligence assessment sent to more than 100 countries that found Moscow is using spies, social media and Russian state-run media to erode public faith in the integrity of democratic elections worldwide.

“This is a global phenomenon,” said the assessment. “Our information indicates that senior Russian government officials, including the Kremlin, see value in this type of influence operation and perceive it to be effective.”

A senior State Department official, briefing reporters on condition of anonymity, said that Russia was encouraged to intensify its election influence operations by its success in amplifying disinformation about the 2020 U.S. election and the COVID-19 pandemic.

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    Wrong, dezinformacija is an integral part of communism, Russia is using it since early ‘900. There are many interesting books about it

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      dEzInFoRmAcIjA You could’ve just written it as “disinformation” but I suppose writing it in a different language helps with the fearmongering for idiots. Take your cold war era bullshit and stuff it.

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        That is the original term you find in literature. Russian basically invented and made it into a system. Disinformation is a more recent term which is more connected to social networks and stuff, so not entirely correct to use.

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          Regardless of who supposedly invented lying, the US perfected it.