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Weapons OF. MASS Distraction : Foreign State - Sponsored Disinformation in the Digital Age M A R C H 2 0 1 9. PARK ADVISORS | Weapons of Mass Distraction : Foreign State - Sponsored Disinformation in the Digital Age Authored by Christina Nemr and William Gangware Acknowledgements The authors are grateful to the following subject matter experts who provided input on early drafts of select excerpts: Dr. Drew Conway, Dr. Arie Kruglanski, Sean Murphy, Dr. Alina Polyakova, and Katerina Sedova. The authors also appreciate the contributions to this paper by Andrew Rothgaber and Brendan O'Donoghue of Park Advisors, as well as the editorial assistance provided by Rhonda Shore and Ryan Jacobs. This report was produced with support from the US Department of State 's Global Engagement Center. Any views expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the US State Department, Park Advisors, or its subject matter expert consultants.

P VISORS Weapons of Mass Distraction: Foreign State-Sponsored Disinformation in the Digital Age 3 Research shows that these techniques for spreading fake news are effective. On average, a false story reaches 1,500 people six times more quickly than a factual story.4 This is true of false stories about any topic, but stories about politics are the most likely to go viral.5

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