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On FB, McFaul shared a link to a RAND paper: "The Russian "Firehose of Falsehood" Propaganda Model
Why It Might Work and Options to Counter.
Ithttp://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/perspectives/PE100/PE198/RAND_PE198.pdf

A excerpt:

Distinctive Features of the Contemporary Model for Russian Propaganda
1. High-volume and multichannel
2. Rapid, continuous, and repetitive
3. Lacks commitment to objective reality
4. Lacks commitment to consistency.

Interestingly, several of these features run directly counter to the conventional wisdom on efective infuence and communication from government or defense sources, which traditionally emphasize the importance of truth, credibility, and the avoidance of contradiction.3 Despite ignoring these traditional principles, Russia seems to have enjoyed some success under its contemporary propaganda model.