Together, these voices form an alternative worldview, built on hostility to mainstream media and capable of shaping the information consumed by core Republican voters. “The easiest place to manufacture and disseminate that stuff is online.”Romney is not the only Republican to feel the heat in recent days. “So much for the Republican leaders in the Senate defending President Trump against the continuation of the attempted coup,” the site warned. Moreover, according to Burisma’s website, Black was added to the board in 2017, years after the Romney campaign ended. “The best disinformation is built around a kernel of truth,” said Jakub Kalensky, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council focusing on Russian information operations.

Source: Washington Post October 03, 2019 16:41 UTC