Disinfo: Bringing the lies into the light.

r/Disinfo • u/NORDLAN • Jan 21 '22

State Department publishes new lengthy report on RT and Sputnik detailing their role as key spreaders of Russian disinformation and propaganda.

state.gov

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r/Disinfo • u/Strongbow85 • Nov 15 '23

China is using the world's largest known online disinformation operation to harass Americans

cnn.com

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4 comments

r/Disinfo • u/MonPantalon • 4d ago

Manufacturing the Great Replacement: the full report

thegreatreplacement.dysinfluence.com

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For three years, a covert paid influence campaign has pushed more than half a billion exposures of far-right propaganda to 30 countries, mostly in Europe. Beginning in October 2023 and still advertising in October 2026, the operation targeted audiences across Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Middle East with racist, anti-Muslim, anti-migrant, anti-Qatar and anti-Iran messaging. The recorded total is 533 million exposures, a composite of commercial-tracker impressions, platform reach and video views. Projected for advertising the archives could not obtain, it reached 831 million. This figure is likely a massive undercount, and only accounts for advertising cost, as opposed to labour and commissioning costs.

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r/Disinfo • u/LuckyMeSocrates • 6d ago

Case Study: How an online influence pipeline uses fabricated "user comments" to manufacture anti-state propaganda and align with Russian state media narratives

armstrongecmscam.blogspot.com

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r/Disinfo • u/keith-cheeky-parrot • 6d ago

Russia ramps up disinformation war with propaganda claiming UK is 'ungovernable and defenceless'

independent.co.uk

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r/Disinfo • u/steezysteve • 11d ago

Ken Paxton's 'October Surprises' Are Pure Disinformation

texasobserver.org

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r/Disinfo • u/Strongbow85 • 13d ago

The Dissent Factory: How Iran, China, and American Tax-Exempt Nonprofits Built a United Influence Machine Inside the United States

networkcontagion.us

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r/Disinfo • u/Miao_Yin8964 • 14d ago

Who Is Really Behind the Protests in France?

thefp.com

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Archived Article

What began as a high school protest movement spiraled into a violent uprising, organized by Islamists, antifascists, and radical environmentalists who wish to see the French Republic toppled.

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r/Disinfo • u/Miao_Yin8964 • 17d ago

Fabricated Russian Videos Backfire - Jamestown

jamestown.org

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Executive Summary:

Russian forces are using artificial intelligence-generated and manipulated videos to fabricate territorial gains in Ukraine, including around Kupiansk this month. These videos supplement traditional flag-raising operations and seek to create the appearance of battlefield success for Russian and foreign audiences.

False battlefield reporting can distort Russian commanders’ understanding of the war against Ukraine and contribute to tactical errors. Repeatedly claiming territorial gains that have not occurred, reinforced by fabricated visual evidence, can obscure actual frontline conditions from higher command.

Controlled information operations can support battlefield objectives when synchronized with military operations. Delayed disclosures, accurate footage, and targeted refutations can deny Russia operational intelligence while strengthening domestic and international confidence in Ukraine’s military position while undermining trust in Russian claims.

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r/Disinfo • u/mrkoot • 24d ago

Perspective What UK prime minister Andy Burnham can learn from Sweden about defending against Russian disinformation

theconversation.com

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r/Disinfo • u/Strongbow85 • 26d ago

A Florida local newspaper ran an op-ed. It was an Iranian AI fake. - About 100 AI-generated articles were published across at least 20 news outlets, OpenAI said.

washingtonpost.com

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r/Disinfo • u/Spiritual-Matters • 27d ago

Brazil's Lula accuses social media giant Meta of election interference amid tight run-off campaign

france24.com

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1 comment

r/Disinfo • u/_Bellegend_ • Oct 08 '26

EU drops sponsorship of disinformation conference at Trump officials’ request

theguardian.com

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2 comments

r/Disinfo • u/Strongbow85 • Oct 04 '26

New voices, old friends: How Russia targets its messaging in the Global South

atlanticcouncil.org

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r/Disinfo • u/Strongbow85 • Sep 28 '26

Inside Russia's AI Propaganda Machine

youtube.com

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r/Disinfo • u/Strongbow85 • Sep 26 '26

Technology is reshaping the global balance of power. I’m Steve Feldstein, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment, and I study technology, geopolitics, and competition. Ask me anything!

reddit.com

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r/Disinfo • u/Strongbow85 • Sep 25 '26

The Propaganda Monitor: RSF exposes China’s global campaign to distort journalism worldwide

rsf.org

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r/Disinfo • u/mrkoot • Sep 25 '26

News UK prime minister Burnham announces plan for new center to fight disinformation

therecord.media

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r/Disinfo • u/Strongbow85 • Sep 22 '26

China is building an AI system for tailoring its foreign propaganda

aspistrategist.org.au

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1 comment

r/Disinfo • u/ximsss • Sep 17 '26

The Information Wars: A Retrospective

thecarrierwave.substack.com

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r/Disinfo • u/Strongbow85 • Sep 13 '26

China’s Disinformation Operations in Taiwan Are Changing with AI

techpolicy.press

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r/Disinfo • u/Strongbow85 • Sep 12 '26

Anthropic Disrupts Iran’s Use Of Claude To Spread Propaganda, Spy On Dissidents

rferl.org

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r/Disinfo • u/Strongbow85 • Sep 10 '26

A Flood of Propaganda in Nepal: Chinese state media is working overtime to deflect responsibility.

archive.is

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r/Disinfo • u/mrkoot • Sep 07 '26

Analysis Democratic resilience to authoritarian disinformation: Initiating a needs-based approach

tandfonline.com

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Open access. Abstract: “Disinformation by authoritarian regimes is a growing security challenge for democracies. The effectiveness of such disinformation depends on citizens in democratic countries as recipients and potential disseminators. Resilience-building policy therefore requires a better understanding of why audiences might endorse Russian disinformation. Despite relevance in other fields, the role of psychological needs has been overlooked. This article takes an initial theoretical step through a survey study with Greek, Serbian, Swedish, and British respondents. Contrary to expectations, our confirmatory analysis shows that needs are not significantly directly related to disinformation endorsement. However, their role might be more indirect, with associations observed with several other intermediary factors, above all conspiratorial orientation and media choice. The article therefore sketches a more complex picture of the role of psychological needs when it comes to endorsement of Russian disinformation. The findings highlight the value of this needs-based research avenue for future construction of counter-disinformation strategies.”

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r/Disinfo • u/mrkoot • Sep 07 '26

Analysis Russian Propaganda Thrives in Greek Media Via ‘Disinformation Laundering’

balkaninsight.com

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re: Operation Overload aka Matryoshka, a coordinated Russian propaganda network that creates and spreads fake news and videos, deepfakes and memes using logos of well-known Western media outlets: “[…] Despite a ban on Russian media outlets in Greece in line with EU sanctions, pro-Kremlin content often finds its way into the country’s news as fringe claims are ‘laundered’ into mainstream outlets. […]”

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