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<p>Disinformation represents a pressing issue in the context of security and politics in the region (not only) of Central and Eastern Europe. With the conflict in Ukraine, European virtual space was flooded with online media offering alternative explanations concerning the situation in that country. So-called alternative media developed into trusted sources of information for part of society. Therefore, this paper analyzes in-depth the techniques of manipulation they use; in other words, the aim of the paper is to deconstruct their power over peoples’ hearts and minds. Through the case of the Czech Republic, we demonstrate modernized manipulation of public opinion based on a selective choice of topics and stories combined with properly chosen manipulative techniques controlling emotions and relativity.</p>
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Disinformation represents a pressing issue in the context of security and politics in the region (not only) of Central and Eastern Europe. With the conflict in Ukraine, European virtual space was flooded with online media offering alternative explanations concerning the situation in that country. So-called alternative media developed into trusted sources of information for part of society. Therefore, this paper analyzes in-depth the techniques of manipulation they use; in other words, the aim of the paper is to deconstruct their power over peoples’ hearts and minds. Through the case of the Czech Republic, we demonstrate modernized manipulation of public opinion based on a selective choice of topics and stories combined with properly chosen manipulative techniques controlling emotions and relativity.

Facing Disinformation: Narratives and Manipulative Techniques Deployed in the Czech Republic

assistant professor at the Department of Political Science at the Masaryk University

Politics in Central Europe

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Disinformation represents a pressing issue in the context of security and politics in the region (not only) of Central and Eastern Europe. With the conflict in...

Facing Disinformation: Narratives and Manipulative Techniques Deployed in the Czech Republic

Published Online: Oct 20, 2021

Page range: 541 - 564

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pce-2021-0023

Keywords
disinformation, online media, manipulative techniques, narrative analysis, Czech Republic

© 2021 Miloš Gregor et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Facing Disinformation: Narratives and Manipulative Techniques Deployed in the Czech Republic

Published Online: Oct 20, 2021

Page range: 541 - 564

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pce-2021-0023

Keywordsdisinformation, online media, manipulative techniques, narrative analysis, Czech Republic

© 2021 Miloš Gregor et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
disinformation, online media, manipulative techniques, narrative analysis, Czech Republic