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Election-bound Germany braces for Russian disinformation threat
6 days, 7 hours ago

Election-bound Germany braces for Russian disinformation threat

Raw Story  

by Jastinder Khera and Johanna Lehn As Germany heads for elections, its security services warn that Russia and its sympathizers may step up meddling and disinformation to boost extremist parties and sow doubt about the democratic process. As the campaign gathers pace, Germany's interior ministry has set up a task force to take "the necessary protection measures" against any disinformation, …

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'Specious disinformation': McConnell smacks down RFK Jr. aide's 'dangerous' effort
1 week, 2 days ago

'Specious disinformation': McConnell smacks down RFK Jr. aide's 'dangerous' effort

Raw Story  

Outgoing Senate Leader Mitch McConnell on Friday condemned Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s aide Aaron Siri for his efforts to abolish the polio vaccine, The New York Times reported. Kennedy, an outspoken anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist who has also attacked medical consensus on issues ranging from municipal water fluoridation to 5G cell service, is Trump's pick to lead the Department of Health …

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India-Canada row: MEA quashes reports of Indian Visas being granted to Canadians, calls it ‘disinformation campaign’
1 week, 3 days ago

India-Canada row: MEA quashes reports of Indian Visas being granted to Canadians, calls it ‘disinformation campaign’

Live Mint  

Amid India-Canada diplomatic tensions, the Ministry of External Affairs on Friday quashed reports of Indian Visas being granted to Canadians. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal referred to the reports as an example of Canadian media's disinformation campaign to malign India. The safety, security and welfare of Indian nationals, students in particular, in Canada remains of utmost importance to us.” The MEA …

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MEA on reports of granting of Indian visas in Canada: 'Another example of Canadian media's disinformation'
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1 week, 3 days ago

MEA on reports of granting of Indian visas in Canada: 'Another example of Canadian media's disinformation'

India TV News  

Addressing the weekly media briefing, the Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal on reports circulating in the Canadian media regarding the denial of granting Indian Visas to certain applicants in Canada, said that granting of Indian visas is the country's sovereign right. On the killing of Indian students in Canada, the spokesperson said that India is saddened by the …

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After Trump’s win, Russian disinformation aims to drive a wedge between the US and Ukraine
2 weeks, 4 days ago

After Trump’s win, Russian disinformation aims to drive a wedge between the US and Ukraine

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — As President Joe Biden uses his final days in office to boost Ukraine’s defenses, Russia is playing a different game: spreading disinformation aimed at eroding U.S. support for Ukraine before Donald Trump’s return to the White House next month. It’s part of Russia’s continued push to divide Americans over the nearly 3-year war in Ukraine and paint Ukrainians …

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Meta took down over 20 covert influence operations in 2024, claims Russia biggest perpetrator
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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Meta took down over 20 covert influence operations in 2024, claims Russia biggest perpetrator

Firstpost  

Meta intercepted over 500,000 attempts to misuse its AI tools for generating misleading images of political figures such as Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, JD Vance, and Joe Biden in the month leading up to the US elections Meta’s security teams tackled a wide array of covert activities, including fake account networks and fabricated news websites designed to influence public discourse. …

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Lack of information and disinformation boost abortion rate
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Lack of information and disinformation boost abortion rate

Dutch News  

Four in 10 women who had an abortion between April and July this year did not use any form of contraception because they underestimated their chances of becoming pregnant, a survey by sexual health agency Rutgers has shown. Most of the women who were asked why they did not use contraception said they did not think they could get pregnant …

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Disinformation Transformed Miami Politics. This Radio Station Is One Reason Why.
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Disinformation Transformed Miami Politics. This Radio Station Is One Reason Why.

Politico  

Buying Mambí was a business decision, says Valencia, the co-owner of Latino Media Network, which now owns Mambí. “People really think Mambí has changed.” And yet, it’s still the same. “This administration that’s communist, socialist, full of Islamic extremists who ignore Congress.” “I don’t mind if Donald Trump is a little bit of a dictator.” “They’re letting criminals run free …

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No, progressives should not embrace conspiracy theories — it won't win elections
3 weeks, 5 days ago

No, progressives should not embrace conspiracy theories — it won't win elections

Salon  

If it wasn't for the American addiction to disinformation, Vice President Kamala Harris would have won the 2024 election. Jason Van Tatenhove, a former Oath Keeper who now speaks out against right-wing extremism, told Salon last year that conspiracy theories reminded him of "shooting heroin," in that the high people get from disinformation encourages them to seek out more. The …

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A former staffer exposes how Russia’s disinformation machine worked in Central African Republic
1 month ago

A former staffer exposes how Russia’s disinformation machine worked in Central African Republic

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — When Ephrem Yalike-Ngonzo was first approached in 2019 by a Russian who suggested he help promote the activities of the Central African Republic’s army and Russian forces in the country, the journalist believed that he was doing the right thing. “To denounce the disrespect of human rights, and to expose the disinformation system which can be replicated …

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Elon Musk to be summoned to UK parliament over X’s role in spreading 'disinformation' during August riots
1 month ago

Elon Musk to be summoned to UK parliament over X’s role in spreading 'disinformation' during August riots

Hindustan Times  

Elon Musk will be summoned by the British MPs to testify over X's role in disseminating misinformation, in a parliamentary investigation into August riots and the proliferation of dangerous and inaccurate AI content. This development comes after Italian President Sergio Mattarella reprimanded Elon Musk for tweeting on X about Italian court decisions that had blocked the government's intentions to process …

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After Trump's victory, U.S. election falsehoods shift left
1 month, 1 week ago

After Trump's victory, U.S. election falsehoods shift left

Raw Story  

Right-wing falsehoods about voter fraud fell off a cliff after Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. election, but American liberals took a page from their playbook to push wild conspiracy theories that have fueled doubt about the democratic process. "What we're seeing now is an uptick in election fraud claims from the left, particularly in the days following Election Day …

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'An echo chamber full of disinformation': After The Guardian, Spain's La Vanguardia daily quits X
1 month, 1 week ago

'An echo chamber full of disinformation': After The Guardian, Spain's La Vanguardia daily quits X

Firstpost  

La Vanguardia said X had become “an echo chamber” full of “conspiracy theories and disinformation” that would not have had such an impact with “effective and reasonable moderation” A day after the British newspaper The Guardian quit X, Spain’s La Vanguardia on Thursday announced that it will no longer post content on the Elon Musk-owned microblogging platform. La Vanguardia said …

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Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia quits ‘disinformation network’ X
1 month, 1 week ago

Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia quits ‘disinformation network’ X

Al Jazeera  

British news outlet The Guardian also said it would stop posting on Elon Musk’s X, calling it a ‘toxic media platform’. Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia has announced it will stop publishing its content on social media platform X, which it said had become a “disinformation network”. The social media giant, owned by Elon Musk, has become “an echo chamber” for …

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Rand Paul has plans to kneecap the nation’s cyber agency
1 month, 1 week ago

Rand Paul has plans to kneecap the nation’s cyber agency

Politico  

CISA was established under law in 2018 by then-President Donald Trump and was tasked with helping secure the nation’s critical infrastructure against cyberattacks — a mandate that includes the elections. “While it’s unlikely we could get rid of CISA, we survived for what, 248 years without them,” Paul said. “I think a lot of what they do is intrusive, and …

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'Not normal times': Ex-intel officials brace for retribution following J.D. Vance vow
1 month, 1 week ago

'Not normal times': Ex-intel officials brace for retribution following J.D. Vance vow

Raw Story  

Vance has vowed to strip security clearances from dozens of former intelligence officials who signed a letter less than a month before the 2020 election warning that the Hunter Biden laptop bore the “earmarks of a Russian information operation.” The targeted individuals include some of the top intelligence officials from the administrations of at least two former presidents. Vance pledged …

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Trump didn't win — disinformation did
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump didn't win — disinformation did

Raw Story  

America has made a terrible mistake. Fox and Musk have gotten away with spreading disinformation because of a self-serving misapprehension of the political speech doctrine: The First Amendment protects ‘core political speech’ above all other forms of expression. But Musk purchasing the world’s town square only to weaponize it to support his own agenda, and Fox admittedly lying to viewers …

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Elon Musk's biggest campaign contribution to Trump: weaponizing the First Amendment
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk's biggest campaign contribution to Trump: weaponizing the First Amendment

Salon  

America has made a terrible mistake. We need your help to stay independent Subscribe today to support Salon's progressive journalism I’ve been a trial lawyer for decades, and I’ve had the misfortune of litigating arcane aspects of First Amendment law. Fox and Musk have gotten away with spreading disinformation because of a self-serving misapprehension of the political speech doctrine: The …

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Election Denial Conspiracy Theories Are Exploding on X. This Time They’re Coming From the Left
54 years, 11 months ago

Election Denial Conspiracy Theories Are Exploding on X. This Time They’re Coming From the Left

Wired  

It took just minutes for the conspiracy theories about the 2024 US presidential election to flood Elon Musk’s X platform after Donald Trump was announced as the winner in the early hours of Wednesday morning. “How can we have had record turnout and twenty million fewer votes cast nationally?” author John Pavlovitz wrote in a post viewed 5.3 million times. …

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US Election 2024: Pro-Trump influencer gets paid for sharing fake video for pro-Russia agent’s disinformation campaign
1 month, 2 weeks ago

US Election 2024: Pro-Trump influencer gets paid for sharing fake video for pro-Russia agent’s disinformation campaign

Live Mint  

An American social media influencer has disclosed that he was paid $100 by a pro-Russia agent to post a fake video targeting the US election 2024. The pro-Trump voter accused Simeon Boikov, a pro-Kremlin podcaster known as “AussieCossack”, of offering him money to post the video. The US man admitted to accepting similar payments for sharing memes and videos on …

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A torrent of Election Day disinformation is coming. Here’s how to avoid falling for it.
1 month, 2 weeks ago

A torrent of Election Day disinformation is coming. Here’s how to avoid falling for it.

Politico  

Complicating it all, of course, is a worry far closer to home: that former President Donald Trump will follow the same playbook he used in 2020, declaring victory before the outcome is clear and discrediting the results if he loses. State-backed foreign hackers targeting the election, the U.S. intelligence community has said, have therefore settled on a different strategy: exaggerating …

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Social media insiders warn user safeguards and efforts to stop disinformation have been 'cut to the bone'
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Social media insiders warn user safeguards and efforts to stop disinformation have been 'cut to the bone'

ABC  

They were the people tasked with keeping users safe on the world's biggest social media platforms. Instagram inaction Meta product safety engineer-turned-whistleblower Arturo Béjar says "every parent should know how bad it is" on social media. "Seeing that you could fire huge numbers of people and not face really any meaningful consequences, Mark Zuckerberg followed and fired 20,000 employees," says …

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‘Chaos and confusion’: Microsoft braces for foreign election interference in days ahead
1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘Chaos and confusion’: Microsoft braces for foreign election interference in days ahead

Politico  

In recent months, Russian disinformation campaigns designed to disparage Vice President Kamala Harris have experimented with artificial intelligence to create or enhance fake content. And Iranian hackers have successfully infiltrated former President Donald Trump’s campaign. Microsoft’s election defense efforts focus on these foreign adversaries because they “have the funding to be persistent over time” and are willing to “pick up …

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Social Media Influencer Paid $100 to Post Fake Voter Fraud Video
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Social Media Influencer Paid $100 to Post Fake Voter Fraud Video

CNN  

An American social media influencer said he was paid $100 by a pro-Kremlin propagandist to post a fake video of Haitian immigrants claiming to vote in the US presidential election. The payment was one of several the man said he received from the propagandist- a registered Russian agent - to post on social media in the run-up to the election.

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