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Active Measures: The Secret History of Disinformation and Political Warfare
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99/100Author:
Thomas Rid
Publisher:
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date:
April 21, 2020
The story of modern disinformation begins with the post-Russian Revolution clash between communism and capitalism, which would come to define the Cold War. In Active Measures, Rid exposes the disturbing yet colorful history of professional, organized lying, revealing for the first time some of the centuryâs most significant operationsâmany of them nearly beyond belief.
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Soon after the 1917 Russian Revolution, the Bolshevik regime used misinformation to confuse its opponents.
Rid, who testified before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence in 2017 on disinformation operations, recounts elaborate and sometimes shocking tactics used to disinform democratic societies and inflame passions.
