What George Romero’s Zombie Movie Can Teach Us About the Ukraine War

Today I’m going to talk about the alleged Russian attack on June 27 against a Ukrainian shopping mall that Zelensky claimed was filled with more than 1,000 shoppers and employees. I’ve seen chatter from both sides about the veracity of these claims, but I’m going to specifically analyze the propaganda value and the talking points it illustrates.

The Ukraine Information War is NOT a Conspiracy

Both “right-wing” and “left-wing” enthusiasts have this vision of a handful of billionaires controlling all of the news in the world. While there is some grain of truth to this, in the sense that politicians and rich people have certain narratives they want pushed, we are vastly overestimating how much these narratives are centrally controlled. Here’s why.