Ukraine crisis: A low-cost disinformation campaign aids Putin’s playbook

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Title: Ukraine crisis: A low-cost disinformation campaign aids Putin’s playbook
URL: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20220223-ukraine-crisis-a-low-cost-disinformation-campaign-aids-putin-s-playbook
Publisher: France 24
Date published: February 23, 2022
Description:

While Russian President Vladimir Putin recognised two breakaway regions of Ukraine as independent this week, pro-Russia online disinformation campaigners unleashed numerous images and videos depicting Ukraine as the aggressor. Their often crude efforts were promptly dismantled by experts and fact-checkers. But for Moscow, quantity overrides quality concerns.