Thread 4: What the Campaigns Actually Do

It’s not noise. It’s intent.

SDA’s ops aim to:
– Fracture trust
– Split alliances
– Exhaust civic energy

It’s psychological design, not brute force.

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Source:
Pamment & Tsurtsumia (2025) - Beyond Operation Doppelgänger

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SDA’s content often avoids direct lies.

Instead, it piles on contradictory, demoralizing, or cynical takes until nothing feels trustworthy.

Goal: confusion > conviction
Civic withdrawal > opposition

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Target 2: Ukraine

Key themes include:

– “Ukraine fatigue” in the West
– Corruption allegations
– Framing Ukrainian resistance as extremist
– Pushing peace through surrender narratives

Tactic: Emotional exhaustion, not argument

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SDA doesn’t push random content.

Its campaigns have clear strategic aims—shaped by client goals, audience vulnerabilities, and geopolitical context.

Here’s what their storytelling actually targets.

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🧵 What SDA Actually Tries to Do: The Strategic Goals Behind the Noise

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Beyond Operation Doppelgänger (Pamment & Tsurtsumia, 2025)
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