196 Monitor 360,
Master Narrative Country Report Russia (Feb. 2012). Government Accountability Office,
U.S. Government Takes a Country-Specific Approach to Addressing Disinformation Overseas, at 63 (May 2017). Government Accountability Office,
U.S. Government Takes a Country-Specific Approach to Addressing Disinformation Overseas, at 67 (May 2017). place their trust in the Kremlin and be wary of its critics, who seek to return Russia to chaos.
1
Within these master narratives there are numerous prominent themes, which are adaptable to current events. A GAO analysis of over 2,000 Russian disinformation stories in Europe from November to December 2016 identified several commonly used nar- ratives.
2
The examples below show that some of these narratives
are explicitly pro-Russia, while others do not mention Russia at all
•
Western entities are Russophobic: The West banned Russian athletes from the 2016 Olympic as part of its hybrid war against Russia, and the United States and NATO are preparing to destroy Russia after successfully causing the collapse of the Soviet Union.
•
Russia is a victim of the West, and Western media are anti-Rus-Share with your friends: