russian trolls

Interview with Jessikka Aro, Finnish Journalist, author of a non-fiction book Putin’s Trolls. 

We talk about Russian journalists who fight with Russian propaganda. Our guest says that exposing Russian propaganda and sharing awareness is the goal for each and every journalist. J. Aro explains how the disinformation works.

This interview was concluded in Bratislava, on the 4th of June 2022, by Piotr Mateusz Bobołowicz.

A story by Oleksandr Derevyanchenko, from Are We Europe's disinformation magazine "Online Lies, Offline Lives".

Read out by Teresa O'Connell. Edited by Stefano Montali. 

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The gang become BERNIE BROS and a socialist revolution takes over the office. Vlad gets a visit from District Manager Stanislav and learns his job is on the line. Yelena moves out of her Babushka's house, but doesn't have the heart to tell her. 

This episode chronicles the (semi) true story of how the Hillary Clinton campaign created the Bernie Bro narrative and the Russian Troll Farm ran with it.

Starring:

Ashley Risteen as Yelena
Michael A. LoCicero as Lexi
Michael Swain as Ken Kerwitz
Darya Zabinski Kravitz as Xenia
Nikita Zabinski as Mikhail
Phoenyx Williams as Sergei
Alexandra Cipolla as Nadia
Jon Audette as Vlad
Clare Blackmer as Ludmilla
and Rich Tretheway as District Manager Stanislav

Music by Nikita Zabinski