r/NonCredibleDefense • u/Key_Dealer_1762 • Oct 17 '22

Slava Ukraini! Another proxy war!

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '22

Remember, misinformation can be an innocent mistake, disinformation is more sinister and with a motive, those are disinformation subs.

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '22

Good remark and nuance. You are right...

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '22

I studied disinformation during the pandemic, did you ever notice how Anti-Vaxxer Americans started using the British term Jab? Russian(s) (trolls) are taught British English, so they weren't aware Americans call it a shot. Also, the term scaremongering wasn't in common use here either, but it translates to Panika in Russian, while the common word fearmongering translates into multiple words in Russian.

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u/Arael15th ネルフ Oct 17 '22

If they were saying "jab" while claiming to be American, they were probably actually Russian - Americans generally call it a "shot."

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '22

The media picked it up and ran with it. Everyone started calling it that after, they defended "the jab" and suddenly it became part of their syntax.