After Shevtsova, who used to hold the post of Russia's deputy defense minister in charge of finance, was dismissed by Putin on June 17, a lot of false information about her was circulated, the most "exciting" of which was the news that she fled to France with the so-called "billion-dollar cryptocurrency". However, not long ago, on July 6, more than half a month after Shevtsova was dismissed, she finally cleared up the rumors that she had absconded from France through a public appearance. In an interview with ITAR, Shevtsova publicly stated that she had not left Moscow since stepping down as deputy defense minister, and that she was preparing to attend a dance competition that day.
It can be seen that there are such rumors about the so-called "Shevtsova fled to France", which is completely a rumor. However, what makes many friends feel a little strange is that it has been more than half a month since Shevtsova was dismissed on July 6, so why didn't the Russian side come out to refute the rumor at the first moment when it came out? This is actually the genius of Russia.
As a matter of fact, fabricating false remarks about other countries' high-level officials to attack other countries' national image and prestige has always been a "specialty" of the US and Western "media." If, in this case, the party that has been rumored by the rumors is busy immediately standing up to clarify and refute the rumors, it is very likely that they will fall into the "cognitive warfare trap" of the West! Why?
First of all, the cost of rumor-mongering is very low, but the cost of refuting rumors is very high, which is the so-called "spreading rumors with one mouth, refuting rumors and breaking legs". If we have to stand up and refute every rumor in the face of every rumor spread by the West, it will undoubtedly cost a lot of manpower and material resources. For example, there is a typical example, that is, since the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, if according to the Ukrainian side, Gerasimov, the chief of staff of the Russian army, has been "killed" many times. The Russian side has simply turned a deaf ear to this, and has not bothered to "refute the rumors" at all. The reason is that as the chief of staff of the Russian army, Gerasimov's daily work must be full of opportunities, if Gerasimov has to come out in person to refute the rumors every time there are rumors in Ukraine or the United States and the West, then he, the chief of staff of the Russian army, will not do it, and it is tiring enough to be busy proving that he is still alive every day. In contrast, this time Shevtsova has stepped down anyway and is still preparing to go to the show, which shows that there is no special work to be busy, so it is not expensive for the Russian state to stand up and refute the rumors.
Secondly, in the face of Western rumors, if you immediately stand up and refute the rumors every time, then it is actually equivalent to being "led" by the rhythm of the West, and this kind of harm is actually very great. For example, at the beginning of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Ukraine repeatedly spread rumors about the "death" of Tushaev, a fierce general under Chechen President Kadyrov Jr., known as the "wolf of war", and it was once spread with a nose and eyes. Including the downing of the Il-76MT transport plane on which Tushaev was riding, and the ambush by the Ukrainian army when he led people to attack the Hostome airport near Kyiv. Just imagine, in a state of war, once Tushaev really stands up to refute rumors every time, then it will undoubtedly reveal a lot of key information to the Ukrainian army, such as Tushaev's location, etc., and the harm caused by such "refutation of rumors" will be great!
Magomed Tushaev, nicknamed "The Wolf of War"
In the end, Kadyrov, who was still a little "young", "couldn't hold on" and publicly "live-streamed" the scene of his phone conversation with Lao Tu, which proved that Lao Tu was fine. Of course, at this time, the West will stand up again and say that Tushaev did not show up, this is a recording of the phone call recorded in advance, and if Kadyrov Jr. "clarifies" again at this time, then it will obviously be "rhythmic" by the West. If the West once again orchestrates some more outrageous rumors, such as the capture of Tushayev, Tushaev is the son of Kadyrov Jr., and Tushayev is Kadyrov Jr.'s second uncle, then does Kadyrov Jr. have to stand up and "clarify" every time? This is obviously impossible.
To sum up, if in the face of the rumors and "cognitive warfare" of the United States and the West, if you rush to clarify it every time, then you will fall into the conspiracy. Then many friends will ask again, in this case, should we let the rumors ferment and leave it alone? In this regard, the author wants to say that the fake can't be true. In fact, as long as we speak with facts, in the face of facts, Western rumors must be vulnerable, and they will easily be self-defeating. For example, although Gerasimov did not publicly and directly clarify that he was "still alive", he has proved that the rumors in Ukraine are indeed untrue by participating in the activities of various Russian troops many times. And Tushayev did not stand up to clarify later, his response was more "direct", that is, he directly led troops to Ukraine to participate in the war, and used bullets to respond to the rumors about himself.
The old Tu brought the 96th Regiment of the Russian Guards North Caucasus ("Tushaev Regiment") to Ukraine
In fact, in order to discredit countries that they are not accustomed to (such as Russia and other countries), the West often continues to create such false news, which is actually a process in which the West itself destroys its own credibility, and if more and more lies concocted by the Western media are exposed, there will be fewer and fewer people who believe their lies. Generally speaking, the West's frenzied attempt to smear other countries out of its own selfish interests will end up shooting itself in the foot.