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Media & Disinformation

Media & Disinformation Update: Weaponized Disinformation

Elections, war, and propaganda

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Richard Nield
Jun 04, 2026
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This latest update focuses on investigations highlighting how information is weaponized to skew how people see the world.

At scale, such practices are often referred to as influence operations. Influence operations can be carried out by governments or by non-state actors, and can target people’s opinions on anything from a domestic political figure or a …

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