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Chinese and Russian disinformation flourishes in some African countries – anti-US sentiment helps it take hold

Sep 11, 2024

Dani Madrid-Morales, University of Sheffield; Herman Wasserman, Stellenbosch University, and Saifuddin Ahmed, Nanyang Technological University The spread of disinformation is one of the biggest risks to societies. Recent examples have been conspiracy narratives about COVID-19 vaccinations and false claims about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The trend is linked partly to competition among world

New European law aims to protect media outlets against disinformation

Mar 11, 2024

Oatawa / Shutterstock Francisco J. Pérez Latre, Universidad de Navarra Disinformation, AI-generated content and fake news pose a serious threat to our democratic processes. With half of the world’s population taking part in more than 80 national elections in 2024 – including European elections in June – independent and trustworthy media outlets are

How to deal with visual misinformation circulating in the Israel-Hamas war and other conflicts

Oct 30, 2023

ph. Social media is often used during times of conflict to spread fake news. Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via Getty Images Paul Morrow, University of Dayton In the three weeks since war began between Israel and Hamas, social media has been taken over with images and stories of attacks, many of which proved false. For