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The Gulf crisis: Fake news shines spotlight on psychological warfare

The Gulf crisis: Fake news shines spotlight on psychological warfare

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Jul 17, 2017
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By James M. Dorsey

Revelations about two incidents of Gulf-related fake news shine a spotlight on a long-standing psychological war between the UAE and Qatar that preceded the Gulf crisis, as well as the two states’ seemingly repeated and competing interventionist efforts to shape the Middle East and North Africa in their mould.

In the latest incident, US…

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