'Storyweapons' and 'fire hoses of falsehood:' Military studies campaign techniques

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Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D
@RVAwonk
“The point is not to convince you that the false thing is true. The point is to just tell so many falsehoods, one after the other…that you just go, ‘I give up. Maybe we can’t know the truth…’ Because when you do that, that’s when you’re pliable.”

Trump supporters gather outside the Capitol last Jan. 6 to show their support for President Donald Trump and his baseless claims of election fraud.

‘Storyweapons’ and ‘fire hoses of falsehood:’ Military studies campaign techniques
The U.S. Army looks to political campaigns to bolster its arsenal against disinformation.
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https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article256600886.html

Political candidates use as many techniques as they can to persuade you to vote for them.

They target you in standard ways, like collecting email addresses of people who attend rallies and filling up available commercial space with advertisements. But it also gets more sophisticated.

They target you in standard ways, like collecting email addresses of people who attend rallies and filling up available commercial space with advertisements. But it also gets more sophisticated.
They can target you based on the neighborhood you live in and what websites you visit. They can appeal to some of your core fears in order to get you to the polls.

Some of the targeting techniques employed in the political world have drawn attention from the military as it prepares for warfare in a world where misinformation and disinformation has taken hold.

“The main difference between political microtargeting and military information operations is who is doing the targeting and who is the target,” wrote Maj. Jessica Dawson a professor at the Army Cyber Institute. “Substantively, the methods of analysis, information gathering, and actions used to influence behavior are all the same. The fact that one is used on perceived enemies whereas another is used to influence elections is a distinction without difference — meaningless.”

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[Midnight Writer]

1. Psy-ops. "The methods...used to influence behavior are all the same."

Whether it is advertising, religion, politics, social conditioning, or dog training.