America is losing a war it hasn’t even named yet

Nypost · 🇷🇺 public Russia · May 24, 2026 · 857 words · By Iulia Lupse

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Claims checked 13

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Add The New York Post on GoogleScroll through any social media platform long enough and you’ll notice something that doesn’t quite add up.

Common ground

The same talking points, phrasing, and sudden outrage cycles are appearing across completely different audiences at the same time.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Appeal to Fear, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder identified 4 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 90% confidence

Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.

Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.

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Appeal to Fear 80% confidence

Building support by instilling anxiety or panic in the audience.

Why it matters: Recognizing appeal to fear helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

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Exaggeration / Hyperbole 70% confidence

Overstating facts or claims to create a stronger emotional response.

Why it matters: Recognizing exaggeration / hyperbole helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

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Oversimplification 60% confidence

Reducing a complex issue to a simplistic framing that distorts understanding.

Why it matters: Recognizing oversimplification helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 13 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Russia ran simultaneous Black Lives Matter and Blue Lives Matter pages during the 2016 election.”

CORROBORATED

The Guardian and other sources report that Russian operations played both sides of the US racial divide by promoting both Black Lives Matter and Blue Lives Matter content during the 2016 election period.

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web search NEUTRAL — Black Lives Matter (BLM) is a decentralized political and social movement that aims to highlight racism, discrimination and racial inequality experienced by Black people in the United States, and to p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter

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web search NEUTRAL — Typology Building CodingBlack Lives Matter and Blue Lives Matter: Promoting Both Sides of the MovementFrom the Scottsboro Boys to Angry Karens: Contemporary Clickbait Featuring Racism in America
https://jkerezy.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/194…

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web search NEUTRAL — My life matter. Black matters.” The documents show how the operation played to both sides of various issues.The Being Patriotic page was promoted with eagles and American flags. Photograph: House Inte…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/10/russia-faceb…

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Claim 2: “A recent iProov survey found that nearly half of Americans now question the authenticity of almost everything they encounter online.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding an iProov survey on American perceptions of online authenticity.

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Claim 3: “A network tied to American-born tech magnate Roy Singham, now based in Shanghai, has funneled roughly $100 million into U.S. nonprofits and activist organizations that echo CCP talking points”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 4: “Russia, meanwhile, just hiked funding for state media by 54% for 2026, even as it cut overall military spending.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results regarding 'Affinity Credit Union' and contains no information about Russian state media funding or military spending.

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web search NEUTRAL — Online Banking access anywhere, anytime. Secure access to your account on your computer and mobile phone. Set notifications for transactions, withdrawals, balance and more. First time user? Follow the…
https://www.affinitycuia.org/member-resources/online-resourc…

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web search NEUTRAL — These days, there’s no shortage of things you can do with your bank account. From direct deposits, online banking, mobile banking, Interac e-Transfer † and a long list of other benefits and features, …
https://www.affinitycu.ca/banking/personal

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web search NEUTRAL — If you’re an Affinity member and are registered for online banking, then you can use Interac ® sign-in service.
https://www.affinitycu.ca/banking/ways-to-bank/online/intera…

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Claim 5: “In March, the Pentagon’s Strategic Capabilities Office launched a new project to build basic cognitive defense capabilities”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 6: “Alexis Wilkins, girlfriend of FBI Director Kash Patel, alleged in a detailed X thread that a foreign-linked network, including Russia Today accounts, had spent 22 months coordinating attacks against her and Trump administration policies on Iran.”

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Wikipedia and news reports confirm Alexis Wilkins (partner of Kash Patel) alleged she was targeted by a foreign influence operation involving coordinated attacks.

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web search NEUTRAL — Alexis Wilkins is an American country singer and actress. Since 2023, she has dated Kash Patel, a Trump administration official who became FBI Director in 2025.Wilkins also filed two defamation lawsui…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexis_Wilkins

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web search NEUTRAL — Patel was the primary author of the Nunes memo, alleging that Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officials abused their authority in the FBI investigation ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kash_Patel

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web search NEUTRAL — Wilkins claimed she is being targeted for a foreign influence operation designed to carry out "coordinated operations" against the Trump administration.Read more: Candace Owens rips ‘shameful’ Trump o…
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/candace-ow…

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Claim 7: “The firm behind the videos acknowledged to the BBC that the Iranian government was a client.”

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The BBC explicitly reported that the creator of the Lego-style videos admitted the Iranian government was a 'customer' of his company.

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web search NEUTRAL — ... Iran–United States relations for the Iranian government. Its short films during the 2026 Iran War—produced in the style of Lego movies and ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explosive_Media

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 11, 2026 ... ... Iranian government is indeed a "customer" of his company. In earlier Instagram messages, he'd told us his ... BBC using "journalist ...
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjd8jrd1vnyo

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 14, 2026 ... ... Lego-style' creator has ... Iranian government is indeed a “customer” of his company. In earlier Instagram messages, he'd told us his ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXH4A11hl8u/?hl=en

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Claim 8: “Beginning in 2022, Russia’s Doppelganger operation went so far as to clone the websites of Fox News and the Washington Post, registering near-identical domains and filling them with Kremlin-approved content.”

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Wikipedia and other search results confirm the 'Doppelgänger' campaign was established in 2022 by the Social Design Agency to clone websites and spread disinformation.

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web search NEUTRAL — Doppelgänger is a Russian disinformation campaign established in 2022 by Russian IT firm Social Design Agency. It has targeted Ukraine, Germany, France, and the United States, with the aim of undermin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doppelganger_(disinformation_c…

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web search NEUTRAL — «Доппельгангер» — российская кампания по дезинформации, развёрнутая после российского вторжения в Украину в 2022 году. Особенность «Доппельгангера» — широкое использование для публикации фальшивых нов…
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Операция_«Доппельгангер»

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web search NEUTRAL — The actors involved in Operation ‘Doppelgänger’ in the US. According to US documents, notably an extensive testimony from an unidentified FBI agent who investigated Russian influence, since at least 2…
https://www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacje/analyses/2024-09-13/dop…

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Claim 9: “China calls it the “cognitive domain,” a formal military concept treating perception itself as a battlefield alongside land, sea, air, cyber, and space.”

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Multiple web search results confirm that the People's Liberation Army (PLA) formally treats the 'cognitive domain' as a warfighting domain on par with land, sea, air, space, and cyber.

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web search NEUTRAL — China calls it the "cognitive domain," a formal military concept treating perception itself as a battlefield.Beartooth rockstar Caleb Shomo comes out as gay — as wife of 14 years offers her support. R…
https://nypost.com/author/iulia-lupse/

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web search NEUTRAL — The People's Liberation Army formally treats the cognitive domain as a warfighting domain on par with land, sea, air, space, and cyber. This is not rhetorical positioning. It is reflected in doctrine,…
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/cognitive-domain-metaphor-nex…

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web search NEUTRAL — Also, as long as wars or military eonfliets exist, the prineiple of ‘war is a game of deeeption’ will not lost its viability. We need to learn to master and.Further, as a result of these eonfliets, th…
https://archive.org/stream/DTIC_ADB372300/DTIC_ADB372300_djv…

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Claim 10: “The DOJ seized 32 of those domains in 2024, and within 24 hours, new ones had already replaced them.”

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Official US Department of Justice (DOJ) announcements from September 4, 2024, explicitly state the seizure of 32 internet domains used in Russian government-directed influence campaigns.

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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 4, 2024 ... The Justice Department today announced the ongoing seizure of 32 internet domains used in Russian government-directed foreign malign influence campaigns.
https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/justice-department-d…

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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 4, 2024 ... The DoJ and FBI are no more than criminals trying change our election out come. There is NO Russian interference. The Russians definitely do not ...
https://www.facebook.com/DOJ/posts/the-justice-department-to…

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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 4, 2024 ... Justice Department Disrupts Covert Russian Government-Sponsored Foreign Malign Influence Operation Targeting Audiences in the United States and ...
https://www.justice.gov/usao-edpa/pr/justice-department-disr…

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Claim 11: “AI-generated Lego-style videos mocking President Trump, Pete Hegseth, and American military power flooded TikTok, X, and Instagram”

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Multiple sources, including Wikipedia and news reports from 2026, confirm the existence of AI-generated Lego-style videos mocking Donald Trump and other figures, distributed across TikTok, X, and Instagram.

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web search NEUTRAL — Explosive Media is an Iranian digital media enterprise known for producing AI-generated videos of a satirical nature about Iran–United States relations for ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explosive_Media

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web search NEUTRAL — May 11, 2026 ... ... AI-generated, Lego-inspired videos mocking Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu. ... A Lego Version Of Trump—But X, Meta, TikTok Are Silent.
https://www.facebook.com/Timesnow/posts/irans-viral-lego-sty…

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 2, 2026 ... These Lego style videos are more truthful than the coverage on American media. 7w · 2482 likes. Leticia Raya.
https://www.facebook.com/newyorker/posts/if-youre-a-very-onl…

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Claim 12: “the Pentagon’s own chief technology officer has openly admitted the U.S. cannot yet counter these operations at machine speed.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 13: “state-backed outlets like RT are developing AI tools such as Meliorator, exposed by the FBI in 2024, designed to generate unique social media personas en masse”

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding an AI tool called 'Meliorator' or an FBI exposure of such a tool in 2024.

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