Anonymous sources as a way of legalizing false information. The Russian media is losing the trust of its readers. The Russian media too often cite anonymous sources to spread disinformation and push Authoritarian ideas. One clear example of such practices is the lies about Democrats during the Trump presidency. Russians now push slander during the Biden Presidency in the White House. And it is happening again with the story of the "not shooting down" and…

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The Cynic Основы информационной войны Fundamentals of information warfare. Part 1: Fox News, Tucker Carlson... The time has come to reveal a little the essence of information-psychological wars on the examples of the war in Ukraine, as well as some historical moments that require explanation. The rubric will appear periodically, simultaneously with the emergence of informational occasions or controversial issues in a particular context. Zelensky's trip to Washington has become quite symbolic in the context…

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Standard Russian playbook when they cannot win: "USA is the only country where Russian hackers can vote on an equal footing with everyone else"Officials in Multiple States Report Issues With Voting Machines on Election Day" - Cognitive Warfare

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Manipulation «The Italian leadership has already approved five packages of military aid to Ukraine, but in Italian society there are considerable doubts about the feasibility of arming the Kyiv regime with weapons, and pacifist sentiments are increasing», said s.razov Disinformation «We state that questions regarding military biological activities of the USA in the context of the functioning of biolaboratories on Ukrainian territory remain, as before. Comprehensive answers were not received, which could finally dispel doubts...»,…

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Ukrainian intelligence thwarted Russian pranksters' provocation against Baykar CEO Haluk Bayraktar According to the department, the Russian special services used deepfake technology, which is based on artificial intelligence and allows you to create a fake video where a famous person says things that are unusual for him. The Russians tried to contact the CEO on behalf of the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmygal by launching his video image. However, during the conversation, they talked…

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On the eve of the 20th CCP Congress, Fu Hua, the head of the Chinese media, said that "the main political task" is to promote Xi Jinping's political thoughts and party control over the Internet. The news agency focused on manipulating domestic public opinion by waging a narrative war on the West. Xinhua Editor-in-Chief Fu Hua vowed not to deviate from President Xi Jinping's instructions "not for one minute", saying the state news agency will…

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Sber received two patents from the Federal Service for Intellectual Property for technologies created as part of a study to detect deepfakes, the company's press center reported. 1️⃣ The technology is based on a number of ensembles of neural network models of the EfficientNet class (patent No. 2768797) 2️⃣And the method of amplification and analysis by means of AI of microchanges in the colors of objects on frames (patent No. 2774624) https://cybershafarat.com/2022/08/16/cognitive-warfare-training/ The efficiency indicators…

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Plus Today's Narrative from the onetime masters of deception - Russia and the Disinformation Digest Zaporizhzhia region:The occupiers continue to manipulate the pseudo-referendum. It can be held on September 11. Kherson region:russian invaders plan to issue residents with their license plates, continuing to impose their standards Donetsk region:A "quiet mobilization" has begun in Mariupol. Residents have began to receive SMS messages with the offer to join the "new unit for military service under contract" Luhansk…

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CONSPIRACY THEORIES - WEAPONIZING THEORIES TO DIVIDE In a reversal of conventional scientific reasoning, the evidence against conspiracy theories is often construed as evidence for them, because the evidence is interpreted as arising from the conspiracy in question. Conspiracy Theories are commonplace today. Or more importantly, they were always there but now they have become mainstream. People – including conspiracy theorists themselves – just write off these beliefs as “crazy.” However, they can potentially cause…

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