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Russia's latest effort to meddle in American politics involved a scheme centered on conservative internet influencers in the U.S., the Justice Department revealed recently. It's yet another sign that the interplay between foreign and domestic disinformation campaigns is as tight as ever. On POLITICO Tech, Bret Schafer from the Alliance for Securing Democracy joins host Steven Overly to break down how that complicates tech companies' efforts to fight back.

Tuesday, May 14th, 2024Today, Michael Cohen took the stand in the election interference trial; the Wisconsin Supreme Court seems poised to reverse the ban on ballot drop boxes; Madam Vice President dropped an F bomb and it was spectacular; Russia is trying to exploit America's divisions over the war in Gaza; and Merrick Garland convened an election threat task force meeting; plus Allison delivers your Good News.Subscribe for free to MuellerSheWrote on Substackhttps://muellershewrote.substack.com Harris utters a profanity in advice to young Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (ABC News)Wisconsin Supreme Court reconsiders legality of absentee drop boxes (Wisconsin Examiner)Russia is trying to exploit America's divisions over the war in Gaza (NBC News)Justice Department vows crackdown on election-related threats (Politico) Subscribe to Lawyers, Guns, And MoneyAd-free premium feed: https://lawyersgunsandmoney.supercast.comSubscribe for free everywhere else:https://lawyersgunsandmoney.simplecast.com/episodes/1-miami-1985Check out other MSW Media podcastshttps://mswmedia.com/shows/Follow AG and Dana on Social MediaDr. Allison Gill Follow Mueller, She Wrote on Posthttps://post.news/@/MuellerSheWrote?utm_source=TwitterAG&utm_medium=creator_organic&utm_campaign=muellershewrote&utm_content=FollowMehttps://muellershewrote.substack.comhttps://twitter.com/MuellerSheWrotehttps://www.threads.net/@muellershewrotehttps://www.tiktok.com/@muellershewrotehttps://instagram.com/muellershewroteDana Goldberghttps://twitter.com/DGComedyhttps://www.instagram.com/dgcomedyhttps://www.facebook.com/dgcomedyhttps://danagoldberg.comHave some good news; a confession; or a correction?Good News & Confessions - The Daily Beanshttps://www.dailybeanspod.com/confessional/From The Good NewsWIChttps://www.fns.usda.gov/wicBlue Mink Tonkinesehttps://cats.fandom.com/wiki/Tonkinese Live Show Ticket Links:https://allisongill.com (for all tickets and show dates)Sunday, June 2nd – Chicago IL – Schubas TavernFriday June 14th – Philadelphia PA – City WinerySaturday June 15th – New York NY – City WinerySunday June 16th – Boston MA – City WineryMonday June 17th Boston, MA https://tinyurl.com/Beans-Bos2Wednesday July 10th – Portland OR – Polaris Hall(with Dana!)Thursday July 11th – Seattle WA – The Triple Door(with Dana!)Thursday July 25th Milwaukee, WI https://tinyurl.com/Beans-MKESunday July 28th Nashville, TN - with Phil Williams https://tinyurl.com/Beans-TennWednesday July 31st St. Louis, MO https://tinyurl.com/Beans-STLFriday August 16th Washington, DC - with Andy McCabe, Pete Strzok, Glenn Kirschner https://tinyurl.com/Beans-in-DCSaturday August 24 San Francisco, CA https://tinyurl.com/Beans-SF Listener Survey:http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=shortFollow the Podcast on Apple:The Daily Beans on Apple PodcastsWant to support the show and get it ad-free and early?Supercasthttps://dailybeans.supercast.com/OrPatreon https://patreon.com/thedailybeansOr subscribe on Apple Podcasts with our affiliate linkThe Daily Beans on Apple Podcasts

In this episode of "Disinformation," host Paul Brandus and analyst Meredith Wilson explore the overwhelming amount of information that bombards us each day. Dr. Daniel Levitin, a cognitive psychologist and author, explains that we are faced with five times more information than ever before, making it difficult to discern what is true and what is not. The rise of social media and tribalism further complicates this issue, as we tend to trust and align with like-minded individuals. [00:00:30] Information overload. [00:06:52] Cyber operations and information operations. [00:09:08] Monitoring social media tools. [00:14:47] Information integrity map. Got questions, comments or ideas or an example of disinformation you'd like us to check out? Send them to paulb@emergentriskinternational.com. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Special thanks to our guests Bret Schafer and Peter Benzoni of the Alliance for Securing Democracy, our sound designer and editor Noah Foutz, audio engineer Nathan Corson, and executive producers Michael DeAloia and Gerardo Orlando. Thanks so much for listening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Event recorded live at IWP, DC, on March 2, 2023. This event is part of the China Lecture Series About the Lecture Throughout Russia's war in Ukraine, Chinese messengers have surprised many Western observers by framing the conflict on Putin's terms, promoting pro-Kremlin narratives, and embracing Russian disinformation campaigns, including falsely suggesting that the United States is funding biological weapons laboratories in Ukraine. Though the Ukrainian war is the starkest example of China and Russia's interest alignment in the information space, China's drift towards Russian narratives—and its adoption of Russia's information manipulation tactics—has been evident since at least 2019, when the Hong Kong protests and the start of the global pandemic inspired a more confrontational Chinese approach to global messaging. Understanding the implications of this alignment, its global reach, and its limitations, is critical in formulating an effective, democratic response. About the Speaker Bret Schafer is a senior fellow and head of the Alliance for Securing Democracy's information manipulation team. Bret is the creator and manager of Hamilton 2.0, an online open-source dashboard tracking the outputs of Russian, Chinese, and Iranian state media outlets, diplomats, and government officials. As an expert in computational propaganda, state-backed information operations, and tech regulation, he has spoken at conferences around the globe and advised numerous governments and international organizations. His research has appeared in the New York Times, USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post, and he has been interviewed on NPR, MSNBC, CNN, Al Jazeera, and the BBC. Prior to joining GMF, he spent more than ten years in the television and film industry, including stints at Cartoon Network and as a freelance writer for Warner Brothers. He also worked in Budapest as a radio host and in Berlin as a semi-professional baseball player in Germany's Bundesliga. He has a BS in communications with a major in radio/television/film from Northwestern University, and a master's in public diplomacy from the University of Southern California, where he was the editor-in-chief of Public Diplomacy Magazine. Learn more about IWP graduate programs: https://www.iwp.edu/academic-programs/ Make a gift to IWP: https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/WebLink.aspx?name=E231090&id=18

Event recorded live at IWP, DC, on March 2, 2023. This event is part of the China Lecture Series About the Lecture Throughout Russia's war in Ukraine, Chinese messengers have surprised many Western observers by framing the conflict on Putin's terms, promoting pro-Kremlin narratives, and embracing Russian disinformation campaigns, including falsely suggesting that the United States is funding biological weapons laboratories in Ukraine. Though the Ukrainian war is the starkest example of China and Russia's interest alignment in the information space, China's drift towards Russian narratives—and its adoption of Russia's information manipulation tactics—has been evident since at least 2019, when the Hong Kong protests and the start of the global pandemic inspired a more confrontational Chinese approach to global messaging. Understanding the implications of this alignment, its global reach, and its limitations, is critical in formulating an effective, democratic response. About the Speaker Bret Schafer is a senior fellow and head of the Alliance for Securing Democracy's information manipulation team. Bret is the creator and manager of Hamilton 2.0, an online open-source dashboard tracking the outputs of Russian, Chinese, and Iranian state media outlets, diplomats, and government officials. As an expert in computational propaganda, state-backed information operations, and tech regulation, he has spoken at conferences around the globe and advised numerous governments and international organizations. His research has appeared in the New York Times, USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post, and he has been interviewed on NPR, MSNBC, CNN, Al Jazeera, and the BBC. Prior to joining GMF, he spent more than ten years in the television and film industry, including stints at Cartoon Network and as a freelance writer for Warner Brothers. He also worked in Budapest as a radio host and in Berlin as a semi-professional baseball player in Germany's Bundesliga. He has a BS in communications with a major in radio/television/film from Northwestern University, and a master's in public diplomacy from the University of Southern California, where he was the editor-in-chief of Public Diplomacy Magazine. Learn more about IWP graduate programs: https://www.iwp.edu/academic-programs/ Make a gift to IWP: https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/WebLink.aspx?name=E231090&id=18

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The prospect of a cold winter makes energy a hot topic in Europe. Russia, aiming to chip away at Western support for Ukraine, has an interest in stoking people's fears. And where does Russia find enthusiastic supporters? You guessed it — among public health skeptics. This is the first episode of our 4th season, in which we will focus on Germany and the ways various health, energy and climate conspiracies link up there. For this episode we talked to GMFUS's Bret Schafer and Kristine Berzina to learn about how Russia goes about shaping public opinion abroad. Here are some of the information sources used for this episode: Polling Nordstream 2: https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/1282647/umfrage/festhalten-am-projekt-nord-stream2/ Germans' opinion now: https://www.n-tv.de/politik/Mehrheit-ist-gegen-Offnung-von-Nord-Stream-2-article23536541.html  Share of Russian gas in Europe: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201743/russian-gas-dependence-in-europe-by-country/ Dependency on Russia: https://www.statista.com/chart/26768/dependence-on-russian-gas-by-european-country/ Russian gas reserves: https://www.statista.com/topics/6207/russian-natural-gas-industry/#dossierKeyfigures   Imports: https://ihsmarkit.com/research-analysis/russian-gas-imports-in-the-eu-threat-or-a-chance.html and: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/07/business/russia-gas-europe.html How Russia cut gas supplies: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60131520    Our earlier episodes: Episode 25 - Are Antivaxxers More Likely to be Pro-Putin? Episode 21 - The Falsehood Firehose: How Russian Disinformation Actors Spread Propaganda Episode 18 - How Anti-Vaccination Movements Pull Parents In Episode 17 - Fight Against Vaccine, Climate Disinformation Linked: Expert Episode 11 - Social Media, Russia, Disinformation -- GMFUS' Bret Shafer Episode 10 - 'Superspreaders of Malign' -- Disinformation Expert Miriam Matthews Talks About Russian Information Manipulation

Stefan talks with Bret Schafer of the Alliance for Securing Democracy about Russian disinformation campaigns, their role in shaping narratives about the war in Ukraine, and the challenges that citizens and governments face in sorting fact from fiction amid the conflict.

We hear it all the time: Russia is engaged in a disinformation campaign to undercut support for Ukraine. But how does it actually work, has it had any influence, and how can it be stopped? Bret Schafer from The Alliance Securing Democracy gives us a peek behind the curtain.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bret Schafer, a senior fellow at the Alliance for Securing Democracy, explains how China is able to spread misinformation around the world by taking advantage of the way search engines find and list content. And, there are more damaging revelations swirling about Facebook as new reporting has come to light based on information from whistleblower Frances Haugen. Sara Fischer, a media reporter at Axios, has the latest.

In this episode, we took a look at how the Russian government and its media networks used their power and reach to discredit Covid vaccines made by Western companies and how it boosted its own Sputnik V Covid jab -- and how this might backfire. Experts say that attributing anonymous or obfuscated social media profiles is tricky, but they tend to be remarkably consistent and align with the goal of promoting Sputnik V at the expense of Western, but not Chinese vaccines. We talked to Seb Cubbon, a research analyst at First Draft (one of their reports here), Miriam Matthews, senior behavioral and social scientist at RAND, Olga Dobrovidova, a Russian science journalist, Bret Schafer from the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF), Peter Stano, lead spokesperson at the European External Action Service, which is the EU's diplomatic service, and Peter Balasz, a former diplomat and professor emeritus, Central European University.  You can read more about vaccine disinformation in the New York Times, CNN and other sources. A link to the transcript is here. Our reporting is supported by Journalismfund.eu, Media Lab Bayern and Alfred Toepfer Stiftung. Please subscribe to this show on Apple Podcasts, Audible, Google Podcasts, Spotify or another platform of your choice. Follow us on Facebook as @theinoculation, on Twitter as @TInoculation, and on Instagram as @the_inoculation

EPIDEMIC w/ Dr. Celine Gounder: A World Wide Web of COVID Conspiracies (Graham Brookie, Devin Burghart, Bret Schafer, & Judy Twigg) In August 2020, Russia became the first country to develop a COVID vaccine, Sputnik V. But the reasons for their accelerated launch weren't just for humanitarian purposes. How has the Russian government and far-right militias used vaccine disinformation to push their agendas? The motivations behind disinformation campaigns, why they can be so convincing, and what can be done about them on this episode of the EPIDEMIC Podcast.

"Disinformation is a deliberate falsehood put out to mislead an audience. But what we see more of are true bits of information where necessary context has been removed or manipulated in a way that makes it technically true but wildly misleading." -Bret Schafer In this episode of EPIDEMIC, we’re going to look at disinformation during the pandemic. Specifically, we’re going to look at how the Russian government and far-right militias are using vaccine disinformation to push their agendas. We’ll look at the motivations behind disinformation campaigns, why they can be so convincing, and what can be done about them. This podcast was created by Just Human Productions. We're powered and distributed by Simplecast. We're supported, in part, by listeners like you.#SARSCoV2 #COVID19 #COVID #coronavirus

[**Express VPN 12 Months 35% off!!**](https://www.xvbelink.com/?a_fid=chatter) Bret Schafer from the Alliance for Securing Democracy was my guest on today's show. I first spoke to Bret 3 years ago on the show to discuss the weaponisation of information and the threat to democracy. Now, three years later, things have unfortunately got worse and not better. A lot of the issues that we faced then have been super-charged and the worst avenues for a abuse of the system have not yet been closed up. We spoke all about censorship, election hacking, Russia, China, Facebook, Twitter and regulating Silicon Valley and the tech world. If you haven't already and you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to this podcast and our mailing list, and don't forget, my book, Brexit: The Establishment Civil War, is now available for pre-order. You'll find the links in the description below. [**ORDER BREXIT:THE ESTABLISHMENT CIVIL WAR HERE**]( https://amzn.to/39XXVjq) [***Get 25% off podcast hosting with Podiant***](https://pcast.link/chatter/) [***Order GameStop T-shirts Here!***](https://teespring.com/en-GB/stores/to-the-moon-59) ***RESOURCES*** https://securingdemocracy.gmfus.org/author/bret-schafer/ https://www.gmfus.org/profiles/bret-schafer https://twitter.com/gmfus https://thejist.co.uk/science-and-tech/russian-bots-us-election-trevors-axiom/ Follow us on [Facebook]( https://www.facebook.com/justgivemethejist/) or [Twitter]( https://twitter.com/Give_Me_TheJist) or [sign up for our mailing list here]( http://eepurl.com/cSmT7v) to get information on my upcoming book, [Brexit: The Establishment Civil War](http://www.establishmentcivilwar.co.uk/). Music from Just Jim - [https://soundcloud.com/justjim](https://soundcloud.com/justjim)

Express VPN 12 Months 35% off!! Bret Schafer from the Alliance for Securing Democracy was my guest on today’s show. I first spoke to Bret 3 years ago on the show to discuss the weaponisation of information and the threat to democracy. Now, three years later, things have unfortunately got worse and not better. A lot of the issues that we faced then have been super-charged and the worst avenues for a abuse of the system have not yet been closed up. We spoke all about censorship, election hacking, Russia, China, Facebook, Twitter and regulating Silicon Valley and the tech world. If you haven’t already and you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to this podcast and our mailing list, and don’t forget, my book, Brexit: The Establishment Civil War, is now available for pre-order. You’ll find the links in the description below. ORDER BREXIT:THE ESTABLISHMENT CIVIL WAR HERE Get 25% off podcast hosting with Podiant Order GameStop T-shirts Here! RESOURCES https://securingdemocracy.gmfus.org/author/bret-schafer/ https://www.gmfus.org/profiles/bret-schafer https://twitter.com/gmfus https://thejist.co.uk/science-and-tech/russian-bots-us-election-trevors-axiom/ Follow us on Facebook or Twitter or sign up for our mailing list here to get information on my upcoming book, Brexit: The Establishment Civil War. Music from Just Jim - https://soundcloud.com/justjim

Bret Schafer from the Alliance for Securing Democracy was our guest on today's show. They are currently trying to understand how to combat any future attempts by foreign or domestic bad actors to hijack or disrupt democratic elections or influence political conversations online. They aren't interested in contesting what has gone on during elections over the past few years, rather they want to understand how to combat the weaponisation of information online in order to order to preserve the sanctity of democracy. We spoke all about the ways in which trolls and bots can be used online to influence conversations, as well as how social media firms could and are combatting “junk news” and misinformation. **Resources** [http://securingdemocracy.gmfus.org/](http://http://securingdemocracy.gmfus.org/) [http://dashboard.securingdemocracy.org/](http://http://dashboard.securingdemocracy.org/) [http://www.thejist.co.uk/science-and-tech/russian-bots-us-election-trevors-axiom/](http://http://www.thejist.co.uk/science-and-tech/russian-bots-us-election-trevors-axiom/) [http://www.thejist.co.uk/politics/russia-bots-brexit/](http://http://www.thejist.co.uk/politics/russia-bots-brexit/) [http://www.thejist.co.uk/science-and-tech/tech-giants-tackling-bots-misinformation/](http://http://www.thejist.co.uk/science-and-tech/tech-giants-tackling-bots-misinformation/) [http://www.thejist.co.uk/politics/dismissed-dnc-fraud-lawsuit-explained/](http://http://www.thejist.co.uk/politics/dismissed-dnc-fraud-lawsuit-explained/) [http://www.thejist.co.uk/politics/us/trump-clinton-russia-cant/](http://http://www.thejist.co.uk/politics/us/trump-clinton-russia-cant/) [http://www.thejist.co.uk/podcast/chatter-episode-10-elizabeth-vos-dnc-lawsuit-clinton-trump-russia/](http://http://www.thejist.co.uk/podcast/chatter-episode-10-elizabeth-vos-dnc-lawsuit-clinton-trump-russia/) [https://www.vox.com/videos/2017/4/17/15325172/strikethrough-cnn-espn-trump-surrogates](http://https://www.vox.com/videos/2017/4/17/15325172/strikethrough-cnn-espn-trump-surrogates) [https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/womans-effort-to-infiltrate-the-washington-post-dates-back-months/2017/11/29/ce95e01a-d51e-11e7-b62d-d9345ced896d_story.html](http://https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/womans-effort-to-infiltrate-the-washington-post-dates-back-months/2017/11/29/ce95e01a-d51e-11e7-b62d-d9345ced896d_story.html) [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/01/us/politics/russia-2016-election-facebook.html](http://https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/01/us/politics/russia-2016-election-facebook.html) Follow us on Facebook or Twitter or [sign up for our mailing list to get information on my upcoming book, Brexit: The Establishment Civil War](http://http://www.establishmentcivilwar.co.uk/). Music from Just Jim - [https://soundcloud.com/justjim](http://https://soundcloud.com/justjim)

Bret Schafer from the Alliance for Securing Democracy was our guest on today’s show. They are currently trying to understand how to combat any future attempts by foreign or domestic bad actors to hijack or disrupt democratic elections or influence political conversations online. They aren’t interested in contesting what has gone on during elections over the past few years, rather they want to understand how to combat the weaponisation of information online in order to order to preserve the sanctity of democracy. We spoke all about the ways in which trolls and bots can be used online to influence conversations, as well as how social media firms could and are combatting “junk news” and misinformation. Resources http://securingdemocracy.gmfus.org/ http://dashboard.securingdemocracy.org/ http://www.thejist.co.uk/science-and-tech/russian-bots-us-election-trevors-axiom/ http://www.thejist.co.uk/politics/russia-bots-brexit/ http://www.thejist.co.uk/science-and-tech/tech-giants-tackling-bots-misinformation/ http://www.thejist.co.uk/politics/dismissed-dnc-fraud-lawsuit-explained/ http://www.thejist.co.uk/politics/us/trump-clinton-russia-cant/ http://www.thejist.co.uk/podcast/chatter-episode-10-elizabeth-vos-dnc-lawsuit-clinton-trump-russia/ https://www.vox.com/videos/2017/4/17/15325172/strikethrough-cnn-espn-trump-surrogates https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/womans-effort-to-infiltrate-the-washington-post-dates-back-months/2017/11/29/ce95e01a-d51e-11e7-b62d-d9345ced896d_story.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/01/us/politics/russia-2016-election-facebook.html Follow us on Facebook or Twitter or sign up for our mailing list to get information on my upcoming book, Brexit: The Establishment Civil War. Music from Just Jim - https://soundcloud.com/justjim

In the information wars, controlling the narrative is key. From Hong Kong to 5G to US politics, the Russian government has made no illusions about its willingness to bend reality to get what it wants. What is that narrative and is it really making an impact?  And why does a professional disinformation tracker think that the overt information – news spread to the world from state-run outlets like Sputnik and RT—can tell us far more than the covert bots and trolls that became so infamous in 2016?   This week on Out of Order, Bret Schafer, a disinformation expert with GMF’s Alliance for Securing Democracy discusses his new project tracking Russian global narratives and where the Kremlin is succeeding, how the disinformation landscape is changing, and what it matters.

Did the Russians really hack the US elections? David Salvo and Bret Schafer from the Alliance for Securing Democracy (of the German Marshall Fund of the United States) talk to Hamsini Hariharan about the allegations of election hacking in the US, and what it could mean for countries like India. Read more: Policy Blue Print For Countering Authoritarian Interference in Democracies  Testimony of Philip Howard to Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Messing with the Enemy by Clint Watts You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcast App on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios

Mark Simakovsky, Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center and Bret Schafer, Social Media Analyst at the "Alliance for Securing Democracy" at the German Marshall Fund of the United States, discuss the latest indictments and findings in the ongoing investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 US elections and continued attempts to subvert the US political system through active measures and social media ahead of the 2018 midterms with host Carol Castiel.

Misinformed, disinformed, and divided —  that’s Russia’s goal. In the third episode of GMF’s Out of Order podcast, we look at Russia’s hybrid toolbox of trouble, and what it means for the future of the liberal international order as we know it. What is the Kremlin doing to undermine Western democracies and why? Hosts Rachel Tausendfreund and Peter Sparding talk with David Salvo and Bret Schafer from GMF’s Alliance for Securing Democracy, a bi-partisan project that tracks ongoing efforts to subvert democracy in the United States and Europe. We talk twitter, the Hamilton 68 disinformation dashboard, money trails, and covert invasions. How much success is it having, and how much should the public care?