, Columnist
Putin’s ‘Troll Farm’ Isn't Necessary. We’ve Got Our Own.
The West has enough homegrown disinformation to drown out the Kremlin’s.
One problem.
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When it comes to disinformation warfare, President Vladimir Putin is, of course, a pro. As a career KGB agent, it’s what he knows and what he does. That point was again underscored by the recent US Department of Justice case alleging a systematic Russian effort to interfere in November’s presidential election.
That did happen in 2016, but it’s 2024. By now you have to ask why Putin bothers — given the industrial quantities of homegrown disinformation we’re producing ourselves — and just how much attention we should be paying to his so-called active measures.