Lying is in Russia's DNA

The Russians have a long history of lying to advance their interests, using the media to spread their disinformation.

A couple months ago, I was shocked when talking to a couple of friends to find that they were not aware of the fact that the Soviets did all the time what the Russians did in 2016.

The Internet and social media just makes their efforts easier to carry out--and to track, actually.

Strategypage addresses this history of deception.

What I did not know is that the Russians spent a lot of effort trying to convince Americans and our allies that the F-35 is a waste of money.

While I expressed reservations about the plane, it was based on the theory behind how it would fight and not worries about the plane itself. But the "vibe" out there had to have affected me.

Eventually I wrote that the plane appears fine based on reports of how it flew. And allies have decided to buy the plane despite the Russian campaign.

Knowing Russia was eager to keep the plane out of Western arsenals is certainly comforting.