What is disinformation, and why does it exist?
Information is mostly explained as "referring to facts, data, or news." Well, that is explaining to which type of information they refer to. The explanantion does not tell you what information is. Then, 'facts' are not information but a conclusive classification given when information matches an existing reality.
In plain form and when it is for reading, information consist of sets of words combined as lines then defined into paragraphs or chapters to display something that is the subject or issue. We consider these groups of information: neutral information, misinformation, disinformation and mal information.
Disinformation and misinformation are often mixed with one other while they have different meanings. Misinformation is spreading information without knowing that the content is false, and with no intention to deceive anyone.
Disinformation is intentionally spreading of fabricated information, knowing that it is false, and with the desire or intention to deceive anyone. When this type of information becomes a weapon, it is to suppress for authority and control in opinion and view.
Mal information comes from malicious information, which is based on reality (factually accurate) but deliberately spread or leaked with the intent to cause harm.
The pages below are a collection of content describing how AI in general is used in specific topics to spread disinformation.
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PRISONBREAK – An AI-Enabled Influence Operation Aimed at Overthrowing the Iranian Regime
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Investigations by Citizen Lab and Haaretz reveal that Israeli-backed networks used AI-generated deepfake videos, fake accounts, and AI-created profile images to promote Reza Pahlavi and monarchist narratives in Persian-language social media.
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A wave of disinformation has been unleashed online since Israel began strikes on Iran last week, with dozens of posts reviewed by the BBC seeking to amplify the effectiveness of Tehran's response.
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AI deepfakes, video game footage passed off as real combat, and chatbot-generated falsehoods -- such tech-enabled misinformation is distorting the Israel-Iran conflict, fueling a war of narratives across social media.
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Websites that appear to covertly target mostly younger, progressive Americans with a pro-Israeli spin on the war in Gaza are linked to a company that’s being paid by the Israeli government to sway lawmakers and public opinion in the U.S., according to Israeli researchers and The New York Times.