Overview of the history and methods of state-sponsored disinformation and political warfare.

Cyber & Information WarfareInformation OperationsPropaganda & disinformation campaigns

Defense

Summary

The article discusses the evolution of state-sponsored covert influence operations and disinformation campaigns, tracing their history from the Bolshevik regime to contemporary internet-based disinformation tactics.

Classification

Confidence: High

The article thoroughly examines past and present tactics of disinformation, providing a historical context for understanding current threats.

Source URL

https://cia.gov/resources/csi/static/active-measures-and-information-wars.pdf

Open source

Provenance

Publisher: extension
Submitted: Feb 13, 2026, 19:25 UTC
Last updated: Nov 8, 2026, 11:29 UTC
Event time: Feb 13, 2026, 19:25 UTC

Published as a Defense Preparations signal with a public source and reviewer-approved assessment bands. See the methodology for how records are assessed.

Raw record

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Public assessmentReliability: StrongSeverity: ModerateAttribution: HighSingle sourceTime: UnknownLocation: Unknown

Source reliability

Info credibility

Event time

Feb 13, 2026, 19:25 UTC

Event time confidence

unknown

Location

Unknown

Primary actor

KGB

Country

United States of America

Tags

disinformation, political warfare, Soviet operations, KGB, united states of america

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