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As both countries race to join the EU, their defense ministers warn they are facing rising Russian online interference campaigns.

INEC Chairman Prof. Joash Amupitan has defended the use of artificial intelligence for the 2027 polls, citing efficiency gains while warning of disinformat Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-inec-chair-justifies-ai-use-warns-of-disinformation/

Harmful online content around elections is changing, with institutions like the Electoral Commission of South Africa becoming a target in campaigns to discredit the credibility of the electoral process.

Veteran defender of fact-based journalism and founder of the BBC’s Trusted News Initiative, Jessica Cecil, recently launched a new publication about disinformation. These are her reflections on Athena’s first month in the trenches of the information war.  

Across multiple social media platforms, CNA Verify found close to 400 posts pushing falsehoods tying Singapore to Indonesia’s stock market rout and to a secret meeting that never took place. Together, they drew nearly 12 million views, and some were circulated by accounts that appeared to be working in concert.

Data centres are an unconventional military target but that may be changing as their importance grows, says an academic.

Social media posts had alleged that former Indonesian deputy foreign minister Dino Patti Djalal and political science professor Saiful Mujani met Singapore ambassador Kwok Fook Seng at his residence on Oct 18.