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Interesting [article](https://x.com/OuestFrance/status/1781747291189022769) posted by user [OuestFrance](https://x.com/OuestFrance) on X has reported propaganda bombardment from Russia prior to the upcoming European elections.

Supporting article has also been written by [the Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/22/france-being-pounded-by-russian-disinformation-says-minister). 

[Follow on X](https://twitter.com/HTracker10) for more posts on the fight against global disinformation.

<div class="md"><p>Interesting <a href="https://x.com/OuestFrance/status/1781747291189022769">article</a> posted by user <a href="https://x.com/OuestFrance">OuestFrance</a> on X has reported propaganda bombardment from Russia prior to the upcoming European elections.</p>

<p>Supporting article has also been written by <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/22/france-being-pounded-by-russian-disinformation-says-minister">the Guardian</a>. </p>

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/HTracker10">Follow on X</a> for more posts on the fight against global disinformation.</p>
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[Lev Parnas](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lev_Parnas) is Ukrainian-born American businessman and former associate of Rudy Giuliani and the Trump campaign. Parnas was a central figure in the Trump-Ukraine scandal and was arrested in 2019 for illegal campaign donations. Trump and Giuliani hung him out to dry and Parnas ended up serving 20 months in federal prison. Since his arrest, he's been cooperating with prosecutors and testifying about his role and what he witnessed.

Here are some excerpts from his opening statement given on March 20, 2024:

>From shortly after my arrest on October 9, 2019 to now I have been trying to share the irrefutable truth with you: the American people have been lied to by Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani and various cohorts of individuals in government and media positions. They created falsehoods to serve their own interest knowing it would undermine the strength of our nation.

>From November 2018 to October 2019, I was a key participant and a witness to numerous efforts to prove that Joe and Hunter Biden were linked to corruption in Ukraine. Rudy Giuliani, on behalf of then-President Donald Trump, tasked me with a mission to travel the globe finding dirt on the Bidens so that an array of networks could spread misinformation about them, thus securing the 2020 election for Donald J. Trump.

>**Ironically, when I was arrested my original indictment linked me to an individual referred to as “unindicted co-conspirator 1”. We know this individual to be Congressman Pete Sessions who sits on this very committee today.**

>Today I ask you to consider the following: **in nearly a year traveling the world and interviewing officials in different countries, I found precisely zero evidence of the Bidens corruption in Ukraine.** No credible sources ever provided proof of criminal activity, not the FBI, CIA nor NSA. No respectable Ukraine official has ever said that the Bidens did anything illegal, including former president Poroshenko and former prosecutor Yuri Lutsenko. Even when CEO of Burisma, Mykola Zlochevsky, was offered a deal by Rudy Giuliani in exchange for information on the Bidens, he provided none, because there is none.

>**The only information ever pushed on the Bidens in Ukraine has come from one source and one source only: Russia and Russian agents. The impeachment proceedings that bring us here now are predicated on false information spread by the Kremlin. Everyone involved knew they were sharing lies**; from Trump and Giuliani’s shadow diplomacy through my missions in Ukraine and elsewhere, to members of a BLT team, a group convened for the sole purpose of investigating and damaging the Bidens. Everything was for the ultimate benefit of Donald Trump and thereby Vladimir Putin.

>Because the team’s investigations were centered around Biden and Ukraine, I was designated the point person in every matter they pursued. That is how I know with certainty these Biden stories are untrue then and are untrue now. **Congressman Pete Sessions, then-Congressman Devin Nunes, Senator Ron Johnson and many others understood they were pushing a false narrative. The same goes for John Soloman [an investigative reporter for The Hill], Sean Hannity, and media personnel particularly at Fox News** who use this narrative to manipulate the public ahead of the 2020 election. Sadly, they are still doing this today as we approach the 2024 elections.

Excerpts from Parnas's witness statement, which can be found on the [hearing overview page](https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117001?) on congress.gov, include references to Senator 
Lindsey Graham and then-Secretary of Energy Rick Perry.

>Upon my return, **Giuliani told me to ask Shokin to fly to the U.S. to meet with Senator 
Lindsey Graham.** But Giuliani stipulated that Shokin should not tell the visa authorities he was meeting anybody, only that he was seeing family in the States. When he applied for his visa, then- 
Ambassador Yovanovitch denied him.

>This message would be one that **Trump would repeat to Zelenskyy through several different members of his team, including then-Secretary of Energy Rick Perry**.“Investigate Joe Biden, or the U.S. will pull its aid.” But Zelenskyy still refused to yield.

<div class="md"><p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lev_Parnas">Lev Parnas</a> is Ukrainian-born American businessman and former associate of Rudy Giuliani and the Trump campaign. Parnas was a central figure in the Trump-Ukraine scandal and was arrested in 2019 for illegal campaign donations. Trump and Giuliani hung him out to dry and Parnas ended up serving 20 months in federal prison. Since his arrest, he&#39;s been cooperating with prosecutors and testifying about his role and what he witnessed.</p>

<p>Here are some excerpts from his opening statement given on March 20, 2024:</p>

<blockquote>
<p>From shortly after my arrest on October 9, 2019 to now I have been trying to share the irrefutable truth with you: the American people have been lied to by Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani and various cohorts of individuals in government and media positions. They created falsehoods to serve their own interest knowing it would undermine the strength of our nation.</p>

<p>From November 2018 to October 2019, I was a key participant and a witness to numerous efforts to prove that Joe and Hunter Biden were linked to corruption in Ukraine. Rudy Giuliani, on behalf of then-President Donald Trump, tasked me with a mission to travel the globe finding dirt on the Bidens so that an array of networks could spread misinformation about them, thus securing the 2020 election for Donald J. Trump.</p>

<p><strong>Ironically, when I was arrested my original indictment linked me to an individual referred to as “unindicted co-conspirator 1”. We know this individual to be Congressman Pete Sessions who sits on this very committee today.</strong></p>

<p>Today I ask you to consider the following: <strong>in nearly a year traveling the world and interviewing officials in different countries, I found precisely zero evidence of the Bidens corruption in Ukraine.</strong> No credible sources ever provided proof of criminal activity, not the FBI, CIA nor NSA. No respectable Ukraine official has ever said that the Bidens did anything illegal, including former president Poroshenko and former prosecutor Yuri Lutsenko. Even when CEO of Burisma, Mykola Zlochevsky, was offered a deal by Rudy Giuliani in exchange for information on the Bidens, he provided none, because there is none.</p>

<p><strong>The only information ever pushed on the Bidens in Ukraine has come from one source and one source only: Russia and Russian agents. The impeachment proceedings that bring us here now are predicated on false information spread by the Kremlin. Everyone involved knew they were sharing lies</strong>; from Trump and Giuliani’s shadow diplomacy through my missions in Ukraine and elsewhere, to members of a BLT team, a group convened for the sole purpose of investigating and damaging the Bidens. Everything was for the ultimate benefit of Donald Trump and thereby Vladimir Putin.</p>

<p>Because the team’s investigations were centered around Biden and Ukraine, I was designated the point person in every matter they pursued. That is how I know with certainty these Biden stories are untrue then and are untrue now. <strong>Congressman Pete Sessions, then-Congressman Devin Nunes, Senator Ron Johnson and many others understood they were pushing a false narrative. The same goes for John Soloman [an investigative reporter for The Hill], Sean Hannity, and media personnel particularly at Fox News</strong> who use this narrative to manipulate the public ahead of the 2020 election. Sadly, they are still doing this today as we approach the 2024 elections.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Excerpts from Parnas&#39;s witness statement, which can be found on the <a href="https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117001?">hearing overview page</a> on congress.gov, include references to Senator 
Lindsey Graham and then-Secretary of Energy Rick Perry.</p>

<blockquote>
<p>Upon my return, <strong>Giuliani told me to ask Shokin to fly to the U.S. to meet with Senator 
Lindsey Graham.</strong> But Giuliani stipulated that Shokin should not tell the visa authorities he was meeting anybody, only that he was seeing family in the States. When he applied for his visa, then- 
Ambassador Yovanovitch denied him.</p>

<p>This message would be one that <strong>Trump would repeat to Zelenskyy through several different members of his team, including then-Secretary of Energy Rick Perry</strong>.“Investigate Joe Biden, or the U.S. will pull its aid.” But Zelenskyy still refused to yield.</p>
</blockquote>
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This forum serves as a platform for reporting and discussing disinformation operations, specifically those conducted by state actors, as well as related active measures, propaganda and influence operations.  

**Disinformation** is intentionally false or inaccurate information that is spread deliberately.

**Misinformation** is false or inaccurate information that is spread unintentionally.


#Resources:
* [POLYGRAPH](https://www.polygraph.info/)
* [EU vs Disinfo](https://euvsdisinfo.eu/)

#Reports [PDF]:
* [Countering China’s Influence Activities: Lessons from Australia](https://csis-website-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/publication/200731_Searight_ChinaInfluenceOperationsAustralia_v6_WEB%20FINAL.pdf)
* [GEC Special Report: Russia’s Pillars of Disinformation and Propaganda](https://www.state.gov/russias-pillars-of-disinformation-and-propaganda-report/)
* [Internet Observatory Cyber Policy Center: Telling China’s Story: The Chinese Communist Party’s Campaign to Shape Global Narratives](https://fsi-live.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/sio-china_story_white_paper-final.pdf)
* [The IRA, Social Media and Political Polarization in the United States, 2012-2018](https://int.nyt.com/data/documenthelper/534-oxford-russia-internet-research-agency/c6588b4a7b940c551c38/optimized/full.pdf)
* [The Tactics & Tropes of the Internet Research Agency](https://disinformationreport.blob.core.windows.net/disinformation-report/NewKnowledge-Disinformation-Report-Whitepaper.pdf)

#Related Subreddits:

* /r/CraftofIntelligence
* /r/ElectionInterference
* /r/Espionage
* /r/Foreign_Interference
* /r/NewColdWar
* /r/Geopolitics
* /r/KillPropaganda
* /r/darktechnology
* /r/PoliticalWarfare
* /r/TechDystopia

<div class="md"><p>This forum serves as a platform for reporting and discussing disinformation operations, specifically those conducted by state actors, as well as related active measures, propaganda and influence operations.  </p>

<p><strong>Disinformation</strong> is intentionally false or inaccurate information that is spread deliberately.</p>

<p><strong>Misinformation</strong> is false or inaccurate information that is spread unintentionally.</p>

<h1>Resources:</h1>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.polygraph.info/">POLYGRAPH</a></li>
<li><a href="https://euvsdisinfo.eu/">EU vs Disinfo</a></li>
</ul>

<h1>Reports [PDF]:</h1>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://csis-website-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/publication/200731_Searight_ChinaInfluenceOperationsAustralia_v6_WEB%20FINAL.pdf">Countering China’s Influence Activities: Lessons from Australia</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.state.gov/russias-pillars-of-disinformation-and-propaganda-report/">GEC Special Report: Russia’s Pillars of Disinformation and Propaganda</a></li>
<li><a href="https://fsi-live.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/sio-china_story_white_paper-final.pdf">Internet Observatory Cyber Policy Center: Telling China’s Story: The Chinese Communist Party’s Campaign to Shape Global Narratives</a></li>
<li><a href="https://int.nyt.com/data/documenthelper/534-oxford-russia-internet-research-agency/c6588b4a7b940c551c38/optimized/full.pdf">The IRA, Social Media and Political Polarization in the United States, 2012-2018</a></li>
<li><a href="https://disinformationreport.blob.core.windows.net/disinformation-report/NewKnowledge-Disinformation-Report-Whitepaper.pdf">The Tactics &amp; Tropes of the Internet Research Agency</a></li>
</ul>

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<li><a href="/r/CraftofIntelligence">/r/CraftofIntelligence</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/ElectionInterference">/r/ElectionInterference</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/Espionage">/r/Espionage</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/Foreign_Interference">/r/Foreign_Interference</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/NewColdWar">/r/NewColdWar</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/Geopolitics">/r/Geopolitics</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/KillPropaganda">/r/KillPropaganda</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/darktechnology">/r/darktechnology</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/PoliticalWarfare">/r/PoliticalWarfare</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/TechDystopia">/r/TechDystopia</a></li>
</ul>
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Minister Jean-Noël Barrot: “We are being bombarded by Russian propaganda”

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