Kyle Walter
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Kyle Walter (Born June 1 1994) is an American researcher known for his work on Russian disinformation and propaganda. He is the Head of Research at Logically (company), a British firm tracking mis-and-disinformation. He helped uncover a Russian foreign influence campaign targeting Africa called Russosphere, which was attributed to Belgian far-right politician Luc Michel, helped attribute the largest Russian fact-checking channel War on Fakes to a Russian state-television presenter, and has gained a significant following on TikTok for his content related to Russian propaganda and disinformation with more than 20,000 followers as of May 2023.[1]
Education
Kyle Walter completed a Masters of Science in Russian and East European Studies at St. Antony's College, Oxford in 2017.[2]
Career
At Logically (company), Kyle has conducted investigations which have gained wide news coverage. [3] [4] A March 2023 investigation he conducted into the popular War on Fakes Russian fact-checking page attributed the effort back to a Russian state-tv presenter. [5]
Kyle's analysis on Russian disinformation and propaganda has been regularly quoted in the New York Times, NPR, and other publications, particularly following the 2023 Pentagon document leaks. [6] [7] [8] [9]
References
- ↑ Walter, Kyle. "kyle_walter_". TikTok. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- ↑ AI, Logically. "Kyle Walter, Regional Investigations Lead (US)". Logically AI. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- ↑ Atanesian, Grigor (February 2023). "Russia in Africa: How Disinformation Operations Target the Continent". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- ↑ Walter, Kyle. "Researchers Find New Pro-Russian Influence Campaign Targeting Africa". NPR. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- ↑ Bergengruen, Vera (15 March 2023). "Unmasking the Man Behind One of Russia's Most Popular Propaganda Channels". TIME. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- ↑ Barnes, Julian (26 October 2022). "Russia Intensifies its Propaganda Campaign Against Ukraine". The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- ↑ Barnes, Julian (7 April 2023). "New Leak of Classified Documents on Social Media Alarms Pentagon". The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- ↑ Bond, Shannon. "How Russia is Winning and Losing the Information War in Ukraine". NPR. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- ↑ Bond, Shannon. "From TV to Telegram to TikTok: Moldova is being flooded with Russian propaganda". NPR. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
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