Eventually people stop caring about what is true anymore.
For someone who wants an intro to the subject, this 2016 paper by RAND is pretty good; 'The Russian "Firehose of Falsehood" Propaganda Model':
> The experimental psychology literature suggests that, all other things being equal, messages received in greater volume and from more sources will be more persuasive. Quantity does indeed have a quality all its own. High volume can deliver other benefits that are relevant in the Russian propaganda context. First, high volume can consume the attention and other available bandwidth of potential audiences, drowning out competing messages. Second, high volume can overwhelm competing messages in a flood of disagreement. Third, multiple channels increase the chances that target audiences are exposed to the message. Fourth, receiving a message via multiple modes and from multiple sources increases the message's perceived credibility, especially if a disseminating source is one with which an audience member identifies.
* https://www.rand.org/pubs/perspectives/PE198.html
See also Steve Bannon's 'flood the zone' technique:
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood_the_zone
Bannon seems to have connections with Epstein (who is may have links to Russia):
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Bannon#Connection_to_Jef...
If it came out that some anti-Trump terrorists were actually backed by MAGA, it would be analogous to what the Kremlin does.
In the age of easy to fake video, photos, audio, etc, who wouldn't be?
The Kremlin will amplify conflicting opinions. Even critics of the government. Later it will come out that those critics were sponsored by Putin, undermining any critics by association.