Disinformation

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A Tale of Two Insurrections: Lessons for Disinformation Research From the Jan. 6 and 8 Attacks

This year’s Jan. 8 attack on Brazilian democracy drew quick comparisons to the storming of the U.S. Capitol almost exactly two years prior. Both riots sought to overturn the election results of the preceding presidential election, in the U.S. by preventing its certification and in Brazil by provoking intervention from the country’s armed forces. Both were motivated by fictitious claims of election fraud. Both took place following weeks of rallies, with buses to the capital city seemingly paid for by supporters of the losing presidential candidate. And both were organized in large part over social media and private messaging apps. 

https://www.lawfareblog.com/tale-two-insurrections-lessons-disinformation-research-jan-6-and-8-attacks-0?

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Inside the Pentagon’s New “Perception Management” Office to Counter Disinformation

Not long after the 9/11 attacks, the Bush administration launched what it called the Office of Strategic Influence, which would seek to “counter the enemy’s perception management” in the so-called war on terror. But it quickly became clear that the office, operating under Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, would be managing those perceptions with its own disinformation.

https://theintercept.com/2023/05/17/pentagon-perception-management-office/

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Ex-Florida deputy runs disinformation campaign from Russia, officials say

A dozen years ago, John Mark Dougan, a former deputy sheriff in Palm Beach County, sent voters an email posing as a county commissioner, urging them to oppose the re-election of the county’s sheriff.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/05/30/ex-florida-deputy-runs-disinformation-campaign-from-russia-officials-say/?