Disinformation

Disinformation is false or misleading information deliberately spread to deceive and manipulate public opinion or influence events. It is often used to sow discord, undermine trust in institutions, or advance specific political agendas.

Why it’s in the news: It is in the news due to its increasing use in AI-driven campaigns, its role in international political conflicts, and its perceived threat to democratic processes in various countries.

Latest on Disinformation

• Amid shifting attitudes toward immigrants, disinformation unsettles Vietnamese in Japan
• Attackers Manipulate AI Chatbots in Mass Disinformation, Phishing Campaign
• UN, African journalists to push for continental response to AI-driven disinformation in key Nairobi meet
• Spain PM blames Russia, Israel for Ceuta migrant crisis’ disinformation
• How disinformation on X imperils Japan’s democracy
• Disinformation abounds online in aftermath of Kumamoto quake
• The very AI systems built to filter disinformation are now being weaponized to spread it at an unprecedented scale.
• Russian and Israeli involvement in the disinformation campaign
• disinformation about Spain's migration policy that triggered a migrant surge into Ceuta

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