The way the Russian propaganda machine has targeted the White Helmets is a neat case study in the prevailing information wars. #OscarMistake pic.twitter.com/RsQesgZ4Te“If you scroll through tweets about the White Helmets, pretty much every other conversation is equating them with Isis, calling them terrorists. Searching for the “White Helmets” reveals a handful of sources generated hundreds of stories about the organisation. Photograph: GraphikaGraphika also found evidence of coordination of timing and messaging around significant events in the news cycle relating to the White Helmets. There have, however, been isolated rogue actors within the White Helmets who are used to discredit the entire group.

Source: The Guardian December 18, 2017 07:52 UTC