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WotD: Smoke and Mirrors
There’s a war going on in Ukraine right now.
It’s not just a shooting war but also an information war.
Initially, the Russian government had planned to unleash a smoke-and-mirrors campaign.
Information described as smoke and mirrors is intended to cloud the truth or embellish it with misleading information.
The purpose of this was to convince its citizens that it had attacked Ukraine to protect their Russian brethren from the neo-Nazi terrorism of the Ukrainians.
The Americans, however, released the fake videos before the Russians did and destroyed their plan.
The result was that Russia invaded anyway.
Information described as smoke and mirrors is intended to cloud the truth or embellish it with misleading information.
Although the invasion has been ongoing for a week now, the smoke-and-mirrors campaign is still in full swing on both sides.
It’s hard to determine what is the whole truth, the embellished truth or complete lies from both sides.
Sure, there are deaths on both sides, but the exact number is nothing but an educated guess.
Ukraine says thousands of Russian soldiers have died, whereas Russia says around 500.
The Internet is full of amateur videos from both sides showing destroyed tanks and bodies.
It’s all smoke and mirrors, though.
Of course, Ukraine, because it is the underdog, really wants to portray the image that it is getting the better of the professional Russian army.
In contrast, Russia prefers to indicate it is making good progress.
It’s all smoke and mirrors.
Follow a trusted news source if you want to get the truth, or at least what can be confirmed.
Anything you see on SNS could be nothing but smoke and mirrors intended to confuse you and the enemy.
Whoever that is.
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