The Soviets Perfected the Art of Creating Disinformation or “Fake News”, Says Dr. Jeffery Whippo

The Soviets Perfected the Art of Creating Disinformation or “Fake News”, Says Dr. Jeffery Whippo

Jeffery Whippo Explains Disinformation and Its Origin

• According to Jeffery Whippo, Disinformation is the deliberate spread of misleading information designed to deceive.

• The

word is derived from translation of the Russian word dezinformatsiya, which is taken from the title of a KGB black propaganda department.

• The usage of the word in relation to a Russian tactical weapon started

in 1923, when the Deputy Chairman of the KGB-precursor the State Political Directorate (GPU), Józef Unszlicht, called for the foundation of "a special disinformation office to conduct active intelligence operations".

• The GPU was the first organization in the Soviet Union to utilize the term disinformation for their intelligence tactics.

• In

1952, the Great Soviet Encyclopedia defined disinformation as “false information with the intention to deceive public opinion".

The 7 Commandments of Dezinformatsiya Mapped Out By the Soviets Jeffery Whippo shares that The Soviets perfected the art of creating disinformation or “fake news” and even mapped out the 7 commandments of dezinformatsiya.

1. Look for cracks in target societies or environments 2. Create a bigger than life lie 3. Wrap that lie around a kernel of truth 4. Conceal your hand 5. Find yourself a “useful idiot” 6. Deny everything 7. Play the long game

More About the Soviet Utilization of Disinformation

• Jeff Whippo

highlights The Soviet utilization of disinformation, which is well-known throughout the world, specifically during World War II and the Cold War.

• For example, Operation INFEKTION was a disinformation

campaign led by the Soviet KGB to influence world opinion that the United States of America had invented the virus AIDS.

The Word ‘Disinformation’ Gained Prevalence between 1980s-90s

• It wasn’t until the 1980’s that the word ‘disinformation’ started to appear in English dictionaries.

• The word’s utilization increased on the English tongue in 1986.

• This

is when it was revealed that the Ronald Reagan Administration in the U.S. had used disinformation in a campaign against then Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi (Biagi, 2014), and still wasn’t prevalent in the English vocabulary until the 1990’s.

Thank You Jeffery Whippo