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Traditional PSYOPs try to affect what people think. But, a new kind of warfare – Cognitive Warfare – aims to change how people think. In this chapter, experts like Bill Gertz explain how China is using apps like TikTok to slowly damage users’ cognition and create an environment where truth and fiction become indistinguishable. And Chase Hughes breaks down the psychological experiment that makes in possible.    Target Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn Ryan is an IRONCLAD Original. Go to https://thisisironclad.com/ to learn how IRONCLAD can help elevate your brand Chapters: (01:35) The Reality of Cognitive Warfare (06:44) The Growing Threat of China (08:15) Chase Hughes Explained the Smoke-Filled Room Experiment  (13:11) The Danger of TikTok (24:00) Drugs, Cartels, and a “Smokeless War” (32:02) Individualized Social Media PSYOPs (35:02) The Tartaria Conspiracy  (44:47) The Warning from Yuri Bezmenov Sponsors: SBIR Advisors: If you’re serious about selling to the military, visit https://www.sbiradvisors.com Mention PSYOP and get your first month free. MAREK HEALTH: Take control of your health today! Head to http://marekhealth.com and use code PSYOP for 10% off at checkout. GHOSTBED Take an extra 15% off sitewide with code PSYOP and that’s on top of their already amazing prices. Visit https://www.ghostbed.com/PSYOP and use code PSYOP at checkout for this exclusive offer. Terms and conditions may apply, see site for details. SPARTAN FORGE: Go to http://spartanforge.ai/PSYOP and use code “PSYOP” to save 40% on an annual subscription (Discount automatically applied at checkout.)

When Frances Haugen worked on Facebook’s counter-espionage team, she uncovered massive PSYOP operations intended to spark violent uprisings. In this chapter, we hear Frances’ story, learn how troll farmers in Russia have evolved, and author Gregg Hurwitz uncovers the methods they use to try to destroy America from within. Target Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn Ryan is an IRONCLAD Original. Go to https://thisisironclad.com/ to learn how IRONCLAD can help elevate your brand Chapters: (00:52) - The Murder of a College Professor (05:13) - Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen Speaks Out (09:15) - The Birth of Unrestricted Warfare (10:40) - Lessons From ‘The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street’ (15:42) - Vladislav Surkov and a New Approach to PSYOPs (24:50) - Yevgeny Prigozhin and the Rise of the Internet Research Agency (29:51) - Uncovering PSYOPs on Facebook (42:57) - A PSYOP Unfolds in Real Time (47:59) - The Algorithm Effect Sponsors: SBIR Advisors: If you’re serious about selling to the military, visit https://www.sbiradvisors.com Mention PSYOP and get your first month free. MAREK HEALTH: Take control of your health today! Head to http://marekhealth.com and use code PSYOP for 10% off at checkout. GHOSTBED Take an extra 15% off sitewide with code PSYOP and that’s on top of their already amazing prices. Visit https://www.ghostbed.com/PSYOP and use code PSYOP at checkout for this exclusive offer. Terms and conditions may apply, see site for details. SPARTAN FORGE: Go to http://spartanforge.ai/PSYOP and use code “PSYOP” to save 40% on an annual subscription (Discount automatically applied at checkout.)

An introduction to Target Intelligence: PSYOP from Shawn Ryan In each episode, we look at a different method of psychological operations, how they’ve evolved, and how they are being deployed. Here’s why getting to the truth about PSYOPs matters. Sponsors: GHOSTBED: Go to https://www.GhostBed.com/PSYOP and use code PSYOP for an extra 15% off sitewide.