Rory Cormac's secrets of statecraft and covert action

Rory Cormac knows a lot about deliberately spreading propaganda for political gain. The professor of international relations specialises in the study of covert action and secret statecraft. He speaks to Kim Hill about his latest book Fakers. Watch the video version of this episode on the RNZ website on YouTube or TVNZ+. Season 2 Episode 3 Professor Rory Cormac is the author of Fakers: A Top-Secret Tale of Phantoms and Forgeries on the Disinformation Front Line In this episode: (00:00) Introduction to Professor Rory Cormac (02:53) The role of the Information Research Department (09:00) Covert operations in Africa (12:10) The characters behind the IRD (15:08) Fake news agencies and journalistic integrity (18:05) Mission creep post-WWII (20:55) The Indonesian genocide and propaganda (24:02) Soviet tactics and modern parallels (26:58) The challenge of disinformation today (32:47) The future of truth in a “post-truth” world Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details