Ep 5: The Department of Disinformation

The KGB specialized in fake news, and its Department of Disinformation successfully spread lies around the world. But starting in the 1980s, America began to fight back. Host Tim Weiner is joined by two members of that fight, Dr. Kathleen Bailey and Dr. John Lenczowski. In partnership with Cadence13, Jigsaw Productions and a production of Prologue Projects. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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Ep 5: The Department of Disinformation is an episode from Whirlwind: America, Russia & Ukraine by Audacy Studios | Tim Weiner | Jigsaw Productions.

This episode is 52:17 long.

This episode was published on Oct 14, 2020.

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