Oliver Boyd-Barrett is Professor Emeritus of Media and Communications at Bowling Green State University, Ohio.Stephen Marmura is a Professor in the Department of Sociology, at St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada.

• Chapter 1. Introduction.- Part I Putting It in Context.- Chapter 2. Cross-Contamination of Aligned Elite Sources in Russiagate “Big Lie” Construction.- Chapter 3. Digital Media, Propaganda, and Information Wars.- Part II Propaganda and Mainstream Journalism.- Chpater 4. Orange Man Bad: Russiagate, the Rise of Boomer Journalism, Narrative and Pro-Social Lying.- Chapter 5. The Propaganda Simulacrum as a Model of Russiagate Propaganda.- Chapter 6. Propaganda, Political Economy, and Empire: The Russia-Ukraine Conflict.- Part III Demonizing Russia: Red Scares and Beyond.- Chapter 7. Putin’s “Global Hybrid War”: The Anti-Russian Bias of the Atlantic Council.-Chapter 8. ‘Russophobia’ and the New Cold War: The Case of the OPCW-Douma Controversy.- Chapter 9. Irrational Politics: The Domestic Component of Russiagate.- Part IV The View from Russia: Media Frames and Rhetorical Strategies.- Chapter 10. Strategic Narratives of Russiagate on Russian Mainstream and Alternative Television.- Chapter 11. The 2014 Ukraine Coup and the Demonization of Russia.- Part V Dilemmas of Dissent.- Chapter 12. WikiLeaks, Russsiagate, and the Crisis of Democracy.- Chapter 13. Platform Governance and the Hybrid War Industrial Complex.- Chapter 14. Conclusion: What Are the Main Lessons?./

Oliver Boyd-Barrett is Professor Emeritus of Media and Communications at Bowling Green State University, Ohio.Stephen Marmura is a Professor in the Department of Sociology, at St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada.

• Chapter 1. Introduction.- Part I Putting It in Context.- Chapter 2. Cross-Contamination of Aligned Elite Sources in Russiagate “Big Lie” Construction.- Chapter 3. Digital Media, Propaganda, and Information Wars.- Part II Propaganda and Mainstream Journalism.- Chpater 4. Orange Man Bad: Russiagate, the Rise of Boomer Journalism, Narrative and Pro-Social Lying.- Chapter 5. The Propaganda Simulacrum as a Model of Russiagate Propaganda.- Chapter 6. Propaganda, Political Economy, and Empire: The Russia-Ukraine Conflict.- Part III Demonizing Russia: Red Scares and Beyond.- Chapter 7. Putin’s “Global Hybrid War”: The Anti-Russian Bias of the Atlantic Council.-Chapter 8. ‘Russophobia’ and the New Cold War: The Case of the OPCW-Douma Controversy.- Chapter 9. Irrational Politics: The Domestic Component of Russiagate.- Part IV The View from Russia: Media Frames and Rhetorical Strategies.- Chapter 10. Strategic Narratives of Russiagate on Russian Mainstream and Alternative Television.- Chapter 11. The 2014 Ukraine Coup and the Demonization of Russia.- Part V Dilemmas of Dissent.- Chapter 12. WikiLeaks, Russsiagate, and the Crisis of Democracy.- Chapter 13. Platform Governance and the Hybrid War Industrial Complex.- Chapter 14. Conclusion: What Are the Main Lessons?./

Oliver Boyd-Barrett is Professor Emeritus of Media and Communications at Bowling Green State University, Ohio.Stephen Marmura is a Professor in the Department of Sociology, at St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada.

• Chapter 1. Introduction.- Part I Putting It in Context.- Chapter 2. Cross-Contamination of Aligned Elite Sources in Russiagate “Big Lie” Construction.- Chapter 3. Digital Media, Propaganda, and Information Wars.- Part II Propaganda and Mainstream Journalism.- Chpater 4. Orange Man Bad: Russiagate, the Rise of Boomer Journalism, Narrative and Pro-Social Lying.- Chapter 5. The Propaganda Simulacrum as a Model of Russiagate Propaganda.- Chapter 6. Propaganda, Political Economy, and Empire: The Russia-Ukraine Conflict.- Part III Demonizing Russia: Red Scares and Beyond.- Chapter 7. Putin’s “Global Hybrid War”: The Anti-Russian Bias of the Atlantic Council.-Chapter 8. ‘Russophobia’ and the New Cold War: The Case of the OPCW-Douma Controversy.- Chapter 9. Irrational Politics: The Domestic Component of Russiagate.- Part IV The View from Russia: Media Frames and Rhetorical Strategies.- Chapter 10. Strategic Narratives of Russiagate on Russian Mainstream and Alternative Television.- Chapter 11. The 2014 Ukraine Coup and the Demonization of Russia.- Part V Dilemmas of Dissent.- Chapter 12. WikiLeaks, Russsiagate, and the Crisis of Democracy.- Chapter 13. Platform Governance and the Hybrid War Industrial Complex.- Chapter 14. Conclusion: What Are the Main Lessons?./