It’s Time to Debunk the Pro-Russia Talking Points | Dr. Thomas Rid

Hold These Truths with Dan Crenshaw

Dan Crenshaw

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🗓️ 5 April 2022

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Putin's de-nazification narrative, weaponized biolabs, and conspiracy theories about the atrocities in Bucha are just a few examples of the Russian disinformation campaign that a shocking number of Americans on the left and right are falling for. National security expert Thomas Rid joins us to explain the history of Russian propaganda and the current tactics used by the Putin regime to commit disinformation and political warfare.

Dr. Thomas Rid is the author of "Active Measures: The Secret History of Disinformation and Political Warfare" and the Professor of Strategic Studies at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies. Follow him on Twitter at @RidT.

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0:00.0	We hold these truths to be self-evident.
0:02.0	That all men are created.
0:04.0	Because I remember Congress, I get to have a lot of really interesting people in the office.
0:07.0	Experts on what they're talking about.
0:09.0	This is the podcast for insights into the issues.
0:11.0	China, bioterrorism, Medicare for all, in-depth discussions.
0:16.0	Breaking it down into simple terms.
0:18.0	We hold these truths with Dan Crenshaw.
0:25.0	Look, let's be honest.
0:26.0	There's a lot of Americans these days repeating Russian disinformation.
0:30.0	And no, I'm not talking about the Hunter Biden laptop.
0:32.0	That was actually real.
0:34.0	And no, I'm not talking about Trump during the 2016 election.
0:37.0	That was debunked.
0:38.0	I am talking about what has been happening recently with the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
0:42.0	I fellow Americans, left and right, are busy spreading whatever story or narrative they can to diminish support for Ukraine.
0:49.0	And I'll just let sympathy for Russia.
0:51.0	Why?
0:52.0	I don't know. Sometimes I think people just want to be contrarians for the sake of being a contrarian.
0:58.0	Someone on the left are genuinely Russian sympathizers. They always have been.
1:03.0	Some believe so deeply in the philosophy of isolationism that they'll lie.
1:07.0	About world affairs, just to diminish any chance of our involvement.
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