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Disinformation is rampant on social media – a social psychologist explains the tactics used against you

Disinformation is rampant on social media – a social psychologist explains the tactics used against you

Information warfare abounds, and everyone online has been drafted whether they know it or not. Disinformation is deliberately generated misleading content disseminated for selfish or malicious purposes. Unlike misinformation, which may be shared unwittingly or with good intentions, disinformation aims to foment distrust, destabilize institutions, discredit good intentions, defame opponents and delegitimize sources of knowledge such as science […] … learn more→

Social media content in times of war: an expert guide on how to keep violence off your feeds

Social media content in times of war: an expert guide on how to keep violence off your feeds

Social media platforms are a great source of information and entertainment. They also help us to maintain contact with friends and family. But social media can also – and has, often – become a toxic environment for spreading disinformation, hatred and conflict. Most people can’t or don’t want to opt out of social media. Efforts by courts and state […] … learn more→

Infocalypse: the spread of hyperframes threatens society

Infocalypse: the spread of hyperframes threatens society

We are witnessing the emergence of a new generation of disinformation that is upsetting our benchmarks. Indeed, concern over the growing popularity of deepfakes , or malicious hyper-trick, has led author and synthetic media consultant, Nina Schick, to announce an imminent infocalypse . Hyperchip are audio and video recordings of real people speaking and performing things they have never said […] … learn more→

Lessons from White House disinformation a century ago: ‘It’s dangerous to believe your own propaganda

Lessons from White House disinformation a century ago: ‘It’s dangerous to believe your own propaganda

One hundred years ago, the U.S. government published documents that fueled the mounting Red Scare, helped justify the American military invasion of Russia and poisoned American-Russian relations for years to come. Newspapers across the United States began to publish the fake papers on Sept. 15, 1918. Unbeknownst to the government, the documents were forgeries. They were created by Russian […] … learn more→