Fabricating a war? : Russian (Dis)Information on Ukraine
Johansson-Nogués, Elisabeth
Simanschi, Elena (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)

Fecha:	2023
Resumen:	Propaganda has been an age-old part of warmongering. It is thus no surprise that the Russian invasion of Ukraine was preceded by, and continues to be fuelled by, propaganda transmitted by state-controlled Russian media. What is more unusual about the Russian (dis)information campaigns is the sheer volume of distorted narratives or complete fictional accounts about the conflict. This article explores the content and technologies of Russian information manipulation of domestic audiences in the context of the invasion of Ukraine. We also examine the bases for the sustained robust public support for the war within Russia during the first 12 months of the conflict, despite being based on mostly fabricated (dis)information. Relying on political psychology and communication theory we explain how emotions and associative memories have played an important role in the Russian public's sustained approval to the war. Our findings point to that in the absence of contrasted and independently-verified information, the volume, frequency, emotional intensity of slick, plug-and-play media packages on Ukraine have acted to displace and distort the average Russian's associative social monitoring processes.
Ayudas:	Agencia Estatal de Investigación PID2022-140133NB-I00 Generalitat de Catalunya 2022FI_B_01071
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Lengua:	Anglès
Documento:	Article ; recerca ; Versió acceptada per publicar
Materia:	Guerra d'Ucraïna ; Conflictes armats ; Seguretat
Publicado en:	International Affairs, Vol. 99, Num. 5 (September 2023) , p. 2015-2036

DOI: 10.1093/ia/iiad179

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