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The German government has ordered intelligence agencies to investigate a Russian disinformation campaign [dw.com] aimed at destabilizing Germany and weakening Chancellor Angela Merkel. These concerns started to grow after the crisis in the Ukraine, but this has recently come to a head with an active role played by the Russian government [spiegel.de] in exploiting the refugee issue. Germany is not alone as other countries have accused Russia [dw.com] of engaging in Cold Ware KGB-style propaganda campaigns meant to destabilize governments. However, there seems to be disagreement [thedailybeast.com] as to how influential this strategy is.

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