Disinfo black ops: exposing the companies and states spreading false information | Investigative journalism | The Guardian
I have posted many times about the nexus between COVID disinformation and foreign adversaries attempting to divide Americans and manipulate elections. The NYT has published articles clearly linking COVID disinformation to Russia. China and Iranian troll farms.
More recently, the use of Artificial Intelligence and “chatbots” has drawn alarm as automated disinformation messages can appear and circulate around the world in minutes.
These disinformation campaigns are highly effective. Half the country has fallen for them.
The article above is terrifying.
“From Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, to the January 6, 2021 insurrection on the US Capitol, to deadly lies around Covid-19, disinformation is shaping major global events.”
This article calls for action.
“Unless civil society redraws the rules for these online spaces, steps in to defend them, and holds communication platforms accountable, we are looking at a future where anyone can be the target of such disinformation campaigns,”
Let me be as clear as I can be. If you believe any of the ridiculous claims of the antivaxx movement and the doctors of disinformation, you have been manipulated. The antivaxx movement is just one component of the disinformation effort.
We must take action and that begins with medical boards holding licensed physicians accountable for spreading disinformation. That is unprofessional conduct, not freedom of speech.
Wow, your bonus check from Pfizer must have just come in. If you believe any of the ridiculous claims of your government, Pfizer (biggest fraudsters in history with a $2.3 BILLION fine for their crimes) or Moderna with respect to the catastrophic failure of the mRNA jabs, you have been manipulated.