Shibainu is active as an anti-Russian icon



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North Atlantic Fellas Organization (NAFO) , a group that fights against Russian propaganda and disinformation, to counter Russia's 'information warfare' that tries to change people's minds by working on internet posts, etc., Japan's Shiba Inu (Shibainu) is active as an icon against Russia, such as being 'miscellaneous' by Ukrainian soldiers and the Minister of Defense and becoming an icon, collecting donations for Ukraine by making goods etc. POLITICO , an American media specializing in politics, explains why such Shiba Inu memes are used.

The shit-posting, Twitter-trolling, dog-deploying social media army taking on Putin one meme at a time – POLITICO
https://www.politico.eu/article/nafo-doge-shiba-russia-putin-ukraine-twitter-trolling-social-media-meme/

NAFO is a group of volunteer internet users organized to counter Russian propaganda and disinformation about Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. NAFO includes U.S. Congressman Adam Kinzinger and former Estonian President Thomas Hendrick. Ivana Stradner, a NAFO member who posts memes and viral videos , will announce in August 2022, ``If you see Russian propaganda or disinformation on Twitter, use the NAFO hashtag to let us know.'' Along with the text, I posted a Photoshop image of a beautiful blonde Shiba Inu wearing a stylish suit.




Such a Shiba Inu meme is based on the meme 'Doge' that was popular around 2013. According to the commentary by My First Shiba , which sells and guides Shiba in the United States, Doge is a Japanese Shiba who is not proficient in English, and by arranging English captions that are not grammatically correct, the Shiba Inu's silly impression is combined. and humor.



Based on the Doge meme, the Shiba Inu icon is used as a mascot to show support for Russia and Ukraine. The effect has been highly evaluated, and on August 31, 2022, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said, 'I personally pay tribute to NAFO's activities,' while wearing a suit and saying, I attached an image of a Shiba Inu with a shield and a tank, and changed my Twitter profile picture to it for a few days. Five anonymous Western national security officials also told POLITICO that they welcome pro-Ukrainian internet activism through popular culture laughter.




According to POLITICO, Russian information warfare influencers are struggling with the Shiba Inu meme by NAFO. In addition to its spreading power as a meme, when a Russian influencer refutes a Twitter account whose profile picture is a Shiba Inu, it looks like ``I'm looking for a Shiba Inu with a dumb expression'', so it's stupid. I can see it. 'Employing humor to combat disinformation is a great strategy,' said Jakub Karensky of the European Center for Hybrid Threat Prevention in NATO and the European Union.

In fact, Mikhail Ulyanov, an international ambassador to Moscow, said, ``Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the United States has established a ``Ministry of Truth'' to manipulate information and misinformation, and American social media users are spreading fake news. The Shiba Inu meme proved effective when I posted a criticizing post . Ulyanov also claimed that ``It started when the Ukrainian army shelled civilians during the Donbass War , and Russia invaded Ukraine in response.'' A member responded, 'There is a civil war in Ukraine, and you say that all civilians in Ukraine must be bombed because some civilians have been damaged in the civil war.' I am claiming it,' he replied. Mr. Ulyanov replied to this, 'You pronounced this nonsense. Not me.' The post 'You pronounced this nonsense. Not me.' became.



The Shiba Inu meme not only helps counter propaganda and disinformation on the Internet, it also helps fund Ukrainian soldiers. About 400,000 dollars (about 56 million yen) was collected through activities such as selling goods such as shirts, towels, and mugs, and sending Shiba Inu icons as a thank you for donations for Ukraine support. It seems that there are more than 1,000 requests for the Shiba Inu icon on many days. Kamil, who is a member of NAFO and produces Shiba Inu icons, said, 'People must have strong feelings about the problems between Russia and Ukraine, but they don't have the means to get involved. By joining us, not as an individual but as a supportive organization, NAFO will be able to raise funds for our frontline fighting forces.'



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