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True Spies: Espionage | Investigation | Crime | Murder | Detective | Politics

True Spies - Brief Histories: Information Warfare

True Spies: Espionage | Investigation | Crime | Murder | Detective | Politics

SPYSCAPE

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary, History

4.62.9K Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2025

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

NEW from True Spies: Brief Histories. From Ancient Roman propaganda apparatus to burgeoning MI6 operations, hear how the very information we consume has throughout history been orchestrated. In Brief Histories, the new monthly special from True Spies, series producer Joe Foley is your guide to the evolution of this secret world - alongside a treasure-trove of expert knowledge from our archive. From SPYSCAPE, the home of secrets and skills. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: Joe Foley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:28.3

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0:32.6

Right now.

0:36.6

Welcome to Trinies, Brief Histories.

0:44.2

In these bonus minisodes, we'll draw on the knowledge of our true spies experts to enhance your understanding of the forces, events and personalities that shape the modern world.

0:54.9

We're living through an era in which the impact of spies, subterfuge and covert influence

0:59.8

is increasingly visible.

1:01.8

We're bombarded with headlines about foreign interference, wartime propaganda and threats

1:06.7

from cyberspace.

1:08.0

And that's just for starters.

1:10.3

But how did we get here?

1:12.2

I'm Joe Foley, series producer for true spies.

1:15.3

This is a brief history of information warfare.

1:21.7

Look, if you follow the news, you'll have noticed more and more noise about information

1:25.9

and how it can be deployed to benefit

1:27.6

one group or another. Three words in particular spring to mind. The first is disinformation. That's

1:34.6

false information which is specifically designed to mislead. That makes it distinct from the second

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