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Disinformation in Moldova: attempts to destabilise and disrupt Europe

Articles / Corruption, Elections, European Union, Fake News, Geopolitics, Ilan Shor, Moldova, propaganda, Russia / 09/2024

Moldova is enduring a disinformation and propaganda campaign from Russia, which is attempting to destabilise and disrupt societies across Europe. While in the past Russia has used economic pressure, concocted protests, cyber-attacks and energy blackmail to target Moldova, it has increasingly turned towards disinformation and propaganda as the weapons of choice. Russian-backed efforts are ramping [...]

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Russian ‘dezinformatsiya’: the anatomy of Russian disinformation campaigns

Articles / cyberwarfare, disinformation, Due Diligence, espionage, Fake News, Geopolitics, propaganda, Russia / 02/2024

As nations prepare for pivotal elections this year, many will be aware of the dangers posed by fake news and misleading narratives. Given the ease of accessing digital platforms across country borders, the topic is now a major concern – and not just to those countries facing electoral decisions. The phenomenon of disinformation has its

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Unearthing hidden media agendas and fake news

Articles / DeepFakes, Due Diligence, Fake News, Geopolitics, Media, misinformation, Social Media / 11/2023

Who is funding the news sources you rely on? Do they have a hidden agenda? Who holds their purse strings? How much of their content is AI-generated? How much is fake news? Throughout history, news consumers have had to grapple with the task of discerning and evaluating the content they receive. The six centuries since

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Disinformation overload

Articles, Russia Ukraine Conflict / Due Diligence, Elon Musk, Fake News, Twitter, Ukraine-Russia relations / 05/2022

‘Facts are sacred’, was the famous maxim of Guardian owner and editor, CP Scott, in the early 1900s. Quite what he would have made of the media of today, where ‘fake news’ runs rampant across social media and disinformation is not only endorsed but enacted by individuals, corporates, and governments alike, we can only imagine.

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Fake news: World tour

Articles / Fake News / 05/2020

Regrettably, the coronavirus crisis has proven a fertile breeding ground for fake news and scams. It originated from America… it originated from China… it can be cured by a specific type of metal. While governments and health authorities have been quick to dispel these fabrications, it is symptomatic of the ease and breadth with which

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Scared New World: The Fracturing of the Internet

Articles / Data breach, Fake News, Hacking / 08/2019

Much has been written in recent years on the use of disinformation, ‘fake news’ and who it is exactly that controls the media. Initially, the internet, and all that it holds, was predominantly seen as a source of promise, hope and advancement. Instead, it has become something quite different. In fact, it is odd to

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Hell To Poyais: the Air War in scams

Articles / Fake News, Gregor MacGregor, Scams / 04/2019

Political campaigns are fought on two fronts: the ‘ground war’ (doorstepping, rallies) and the ‘air war’ (advertising and social media). While it would be unlikely that a candidate could win using one stream alone, there is considerable debate over which is more effective. Is it the ground game, where time and effort is made to

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Hoods make not monks…

Articles / Donald Trump, Fake News, Media / 11/2018

As every man and his dog continues to deny being the anonymous author of the recent New York Times’ stunning editorial against Donald Trump, it is worth considering not so much the polemics of what is said but the manner in which it was delivered. Opposition to Trump is well-established but this is the first

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lntelligence failure and the lessons for the corporate sector

Articles / Corporate Intelligence Services, Fake News, Know Your Customer, Market Entry Research, Reputational Risk Management / 10/2018

The intelligence community has had its share of failures over the years, from the surprise attack on Pearl Harbour in 1941 to the lack of sharing that contributed to 9/11. But while governmental agencies are always looking to learn from these failures, there are equal lessons for the corporate sector about the pitfalls that accompany

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Bambi On Ice: famous footballing fakes

Articles / Corporate Intelligence Services, Fake News, Football, Know Your Customer, Market Entry Research, Reputational Risk Management / 07/2018

Whether you are singing le football rentre a la maison or nogomet se vraca kuci, or the original under your breath: however many years of hurt your country may have, football will be going somewhere. Whether ‘home’ or not, rather depends on your geography. But while variations on that theme will have been heard throughout

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Disinformation in Moldova: attempts to destabilise and disrupt Europe

Russian ‘dezinformatsiya’: the anatomy of Russian disinformation campaigns

Disinformation overload

Fake news: World tour

Scared New World: The Fracturing of the Internet

Hell To Poyais: the Air War in scams

Hoods make not monks…

lntelligence failure and the lessons for the corporate sector

Bambi On Ice: famous footballing fakes

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