Russia lied about ship inspection in Black Sea

Russian Defense Ministry reported a Russian patrol boat fired warning shots at cargo ship #SukruOkan

The ministry also lied about the successful inspection of the vessel

https://kyivindependent.com/open-source-intelligence-russia-lies-about-inspecting-palau-flagged-cargo-ship-in-black-sea-heading-to-ukraine/

#RussiaInvadedUkraine #BlackSea #RussianPropaganda #InformationWarfare #blockade #GrainExport #lies #propaganda #Ukraine #StandWithUkraine

Russian high-school textbooks promote war in Ukraine

Russia’s Education Ministry introduced updated history textbooks that include segments about the war in Ukraine that Russia calls a “special military operation,” the annexation of Crimea, and Western sanctions,

The textbooks incorporate maps depicting occupied Ukrainian areas as Russian territories

https://kyivindependent.com/russian-high-school-textbooks-promote-war-in-ukraine/

#RussiaInvadedUkraine #InformationWarfare #propaganda #WarCrimes #RussianWarCrimes

Conspiratorial narratives &rampant misinformation were used to influence the result of a recent local election in the #UnitedKingdom

There was a dramatic increase in false claims and conspiracy theories around ULEZ, a controversial environmental policy.

https://www.euronews.com/2023/08/04/conspiracy-theories-and-disinformation-mar-uk-local-election

#conspiracy #UK #ToryFascistDictatorship #London #elections #ConspiracyTheories #conservatives #misinformation #propaganda #Uxbridge #ULEZ #InformationWarfare
#GlobalWarming #ClimateChange #ClimateEmergency

370 pro-Russian disinformation sites discovered in Bulgaria

Sofia, indicated that the fast growth of the so-called “mushroom sites” is one of the causes of the rapid spread of Russian propaganda in the country

Mushroom sites are online media websites created in bulk by malicious actors to spread propaganda & disinformation

https://kyivindependent.com/400-pro-russian-disinformation-sites-dicoverd-in-bulgaria/

#RussiaInvadedUkraine #InformationWarfare #RussianPropaganda #Bulgaria #OnlineSpace #SocialMedia #RussianAggression #Ukraine #StandWithUkraine

France uncovered major Russian disinformation campaign

The disinformation activities involved presenting false news items hostile towards Ukraine as news content authored by the prominent French media.

https://kyivindependent.com/afp-france-says-it-uncovered-major-russian-disinformation-campaign/

#RussiaInvadedUkraine #InformationWarfare #RussiaWarCrimes #propaganda #misinformation #PutinWarCriminal #France #Ukraine #StandWithUkraine

Prigozhin’s claim of capturing Bakhmut aimed at distracting from support for Ukraine

It’s not the first time that Prigozhin has said: ‘everything has been captured and we are dominating,

https://kyivindependent.com/podolyak-prigozhins-claim-of-capturing-bakhmut-aimed-at-distracting-from-support-for-ukraine/

#RussiaInvadedUkraine #WagnerGroup #misinformation #InformationWarfare #Bakhmut #RussianAggression

Russia may have staged Kremlin drone strike

Avoiding detection & destruction & succeeded in hitting the Kremlin would be a significant embarrassment for Russia

If the drone attack wasn't internally staged it would be a surprise

The Kremlin has notably failed to generate a timely & coherent informational response to other military humiliations not of its own making

https://kyivindependent.com/isw-10/

#InformationWarfare #RussiaInvadedUkraine #propaganda #RussianAggression #Kremlin #ISW #misinformation

Godfather of AI quits Google

Man touted as godfather of AI quit Google, citing concerns over flood of misinformation, possibility for AI to upend the job market, & the “existential risk” posed by the creation of a true digital intelligence

Hinton, 75, said he quit to speak freely about the dangers of AI, and in part regrets his contribution to the field

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/may/02/geoffrey-hinton-godfather-of-ai-quits-google-warns-dangers-of-machine-learning

#digital #AI #godfather #misinformation #InformationWarfare #Intelligence #dystopian #dystopia

Bulgaria faces ‘unprecedented increase’ in Russian hybrid attacks

The increase aimed at undermining #Bulgaria's stability & thereby (its) democratic values and processes

Russian attacks energy & food supplies, cyber activities control over sensitive technologies, unprecedented strengthening of propaganda aimed at internal political destabilization

https://kyivindependent.com/bulgarian-foreign-minister-bulgaria-faces-unprecedented-increase-in-russian-hybrid-attacks/

#RussiaInvadedUkraine #RussianAggression #cyberattacks #InformationWarfare #StopRussianAggression #cyber #HybridWarfare

Conspiracies do exist, much to my chagrin! One pertinent fact sometimes presents as anathema and troublesome to those who rail against disinformation and conspiracies: Conspiracies do actually exist! This fact causes much consternation because the moment we acknowledge what may be a conspiracy, we open ourselves up to being ridiculed and accused of exploring rabbit holes and wearing tin foil hats.
https://bit.ly/3AAtb4m
#Disinformation #ConspiracyTheories #Misinformation #InformationWarfare

"Shortly before Election Day, the Associated Press warned its journalists to consider Twitter and other social media platforms 'also function as arenas of information warfare', and to approach all posts with skepticism."

#RaquelMariaDillon and #MaryYang

https://www.npr.org/2022/11/10/1135243276/mastodon-twitter-elon-musk

#AP #journalism #SocialMedia #InformationWarfare

It is not usually a good idea to write an article when your self-monitoring is at "ebb-tide:" However, it can be rather cathartic. With this in mind, I present my latest rant on disinformation, misinformation and conspiracy theories. It is not scientific: it is opinionated and unapologetically so!
#Disinformation #Misinformation #ConspiracyTheories #Conspiracy #InformationWarfare #AsymetricWarfare
#ActiveMeasures
https://bit.ly/3GL8ztW

@wdlindsy #InformationWarfare

Documents from a Russian IT contractor give insights into the methodology and tools to develop, manage, and execute information operations.

https://www.mandiant.com/resources/blog/cyber-operations-russian-vulkan

They include 2 frameworks with information on how to scan and collect data at scale, how to structure databases for it, how to store and organize data for information confrontation and psychological operations and a training platform for exercising coordinated IO/OT attacks.

I'm glad to see documentation of a strategy we tried to raise awareness of back in 2018 in Europe: The sophisticated combination of IO and "classic" cyber attacks.

#VulkanFiles #IO #informationwarfare #informationoperations

#Russian sportsmen receive salaries from the Russian defence ministry

Russian #Olympic athletes receive salaries from the Russian Ministry of Defense, have military ranks, and actively spread #propaganda of the aggressor state

Despite this, reputable international organisations are trying to provide them with access to the world’s major sports arenas.

https://www.slidstvo.info/english-stories/olympic-athletes-in-uniform-how-russian-sportsmen-receive-salaries-from-the-russian-defence-ministry-and-openly-campaign-for-military-service/

#InformationWarfare #StopRussianAggression #RussiaInvadedUkraine #Olympics

The information war against the Kremlin is far from over

There have been many optimistic takes claiming that Russia is losing or has already lost the information war against the West

This optimism is both misguided and dangerous.

https://kyivindependent.com/jakub-kalensky-the-information-war-against-the-kremlin-is-far-from-over/

#RussianAggression #RussiaInvadedUkraine #InformationWarfare #CyberSecurity #CyberAttacks

Rising geopolitical stakes demand action against info warfare! Get a FREE guide to combating disinformation & help build a resilient society🌟🌍 Download now: https://bit.ly/3ZWnLf5 #InformationWarfare #DigitalDeception #Misinformation #InfoSec #Disinformation

A video essay about NAFO, the North Atlantic Fellas Organization. Brain dead dogs or decentralized resistance movement? YES

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3BINYyu4n0&t=14m23s

#NAFO #northAtlanticFellasOrganization #decentralized #crowdfunding #meme #memeWarfare #informationWarfare #Ukraine #ua

Reading @jayrosen_nyu description of the Fox 𝙽̶𝚎̶𝚠̶𝚜̶ "resentment machine" Inc on the one hand, and then, in the other hand, revisiting @AshaRangappa’s article, "What #HarryandMeghan Can Teach Us About Information Warfare.”

Don't engage, expose. Rosen's thread
(linked here: https://mastodon.social/@jayrosen_nyu/109898085649286576 ) is doing what Asha Rangappa describes here:

https://open.substack.com/pub/asharangappa/p/what-harry-and-meghan-can-teach-us?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

#InformationWarfare #FoxResentmentMachine
#FoxResentment

«How Ukraine Fights Russia's War of Lies» #InformationWarfare #CounterDisinformation #Ukraine #StrategicCommunications

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/13610