University of Kwazulu-Natal

Foreign Disinformation Defining And Detecting Threats Q Amp A

Bonisiwe Shabane
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foreign disinformation defining and detecting threats q amp a

Excerpt: “U.S. agencies have reported that foreign governments have conducted disinformation campaigns to undermine U.S. foreign policy interests and disrupt civil discussions in the United States and abroad in recent years. These foreign governments spread disinformation in a variety of ways, including through state-run or sponsored propaganda, social media, and artificial intelligence—such as deepfakes, which are videos, photos, or audio recordings that appear real but... … GAO was asked to describe U.S. efforts to counter foreign disinformation.

This report examines how relevant U.S. government agencies define and detect foreign disinformation threats and the legal authorities these agencies use to counter these threats. To describe these efforts, GAO interviewed officials from the Department of State, DOD, and DHS, and ODNI. GAO also reviewed agency documents, guidance, and analytical reports to understand threat types and detection sources and techniques used by these agencies.” We’re sorry, this site is currently experiencing technical difficulties. Please try again in a few moments.

Exception: forbidden I'm so old I remember when the Internet was supposed to make us smarter. The same will be said of AI. “Fake news” has been around for a long, long time. It is also one facet of “library instruction” that we have been fighting for years—that most people don’t take the time to read or comprehend something, fake or not. They read what they want to read (or watch or listen) and move on to the next thing; talking heads on your screen keep talking about things they don't know or understand and we...

It seems there is a large, willing population eating this junk up without fail. Very few people stop and actually think, which has been made much worse by the Internet and social media (mainstream social media doesn't care about fake news and the like anymore. And a follow-up piece here). “Information” is coming at us too quickly. This topic is also a facet of evaluating Internet information--it's not just news, but anything you find in media (online or via "old fashioned" television). Three (so far) episodes of Brian Dunning's Skeptoid podcast are about this topic of critically thinking about something you see or hear or read: a podcast in November 2022 How to Spot Fake News,...

Is much of this advice common sense? Yes. So why do people still want to believe this stuff? By now, I think, people have just stopped thinking about anything. Disinformation Stops with You is an 6 page infographic from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Can you see a trend here?

Stop and really think, maybe? An ongoing topic of fake news is the misinformation and disinformation generated by Russia (or frankly anyone) regarding their invasion of Ukraine. A number of resources are pointing out this misinformation and how to spot it:

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