What fake swastikas, lab-created AIDS conspiracies & fake BLM protests have in common

Here’s the disinformation playbook: exploit divisions, push lies, then deny everything.

From fake swastikas, to astro-turfed BLM protests, Russians have sought to exploit existing tensions around the world.

In the latest “Reality Check with John Avlon,” Avlon traces the history of Russian disinformation with author and professor Thomas Rid and CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan.